Armenia vs Turkey: Tax revenue as share of GDP
Armenia
23.0%
in 2023
Turkey
23.2%
in 2023
Armenia rank
70th
Turkey rank
69th
Tax revenue as share of GDP over time
- Armenia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 23.2% against 23.0% in Armenia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Turkey ahead.
Armenia ranks 70th and Turkey ranks 69th of 187 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.6% | 19.6% | 4.0% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 23.6% | 5.4% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 24.7% | 3.0% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 23.2% | 0.7% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Armenia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 23.2% against 23.0% in Armenia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp between Armenia and Turkey?
- 0.2%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Turkey?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Armenia and Turkey rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Armenia ranks 70th and Turkey ranks 69th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.