Peru vs Zambia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Peru
16.9%
in 2022
Zambia
16.2%
in 2023
Peru rank
118th
Zambia rank
120th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Peru
- Zambia
How they compare
Peru currently reports 16.9% against 16.2% in Zambia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zambia ahead.
Peru ranks 118th and Zambia ranks 120th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.8% | 19.6% | 4.7% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 16.6% | 2.9% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 15.0% | 0.5% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 15.0% | 0.5% | Peru |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 16.0% | 0.7% | Zambia |
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, Peru or Zambia?
- Peru, at 16.9% against 16.2% in Zambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Peru and Zambia?
- 0.7%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Zambia?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Peru and Zambia rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Peru ranks 118th and Zambia ranks 120th 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.
Individual pages
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.