Equatorial Guinea vs Nigeria: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Equatorial Guinea
1.0%
in 2023
Nigeria
1.4%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
183rd
Nigeria rank
181st
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.4% against 1.0% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 183rd and Nigeria ranks 181st of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 1.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Equatorial Guinea or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.4% against 1.0% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?
- 0.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 183rd and Nigeria ranks 181st 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.