Bahrain vs Lebanon: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Bahrain
2.1%
in 2020
Lebanon
2.5%
in 2021
Bahrain rank
171st
Lebanon rank
170th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Bahrain
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 2.5% against 2.1% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Lebanon ahead.
Bahrain ranks 171st and Lebanon ranks 170th of 187 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 7.9% | 7.5% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 7.4% | 6.5% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 3.4% | 1.2% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Bahrain or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 2.5% against 2.1% in Bahrain as of 2021.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Bahrain and Lebanon?
- 0.4%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Lebanon?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
- How do Bahrain and Lebanon rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Bahrain ranks 171st and Lebanon ranks 170th 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 Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.