Papua New Guinea vs Tanzania: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Papua New Guinea
4.7%
in 2023
Tanzania
4.7%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
135th
Tanzania rank
134th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 4.7% against 4.7% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 135th and Tanzania ranks 134th of 187 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.8% | 4.4% | 2.6% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 3.8% | 2.3% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 4.4% | 1.6% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 5.6% | 1.3% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 5.1% | 0.8% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Papua New Guinea or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 4.7% against 4.7% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
- 0.0%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tanzania rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 135th and Tanzania ranks 134th 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.