Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Gambia
9.5%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
9.2%
in 2023
Gambia rank
161st
Guinea-Bissau rank
163rd
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Gambia
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 9.5% against 9.2% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 161st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 163rd of 187 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 2.6% | 4.9% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.1% | 2.5% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.1% | 1.9% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.0% | 0.9% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Gambia, at 9.5% against 9.2% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.3%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Gambia ranks 161st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 163rd 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.