Syria vs Yemen: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Syria
2.6%
in 2007
Yemen
2.5%
in 2012
Syria rank
166th
Yemen rank
169th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Syria
- Yemen
How they compare
Syria currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Yemen, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Syria ranks 166th and Yemen ranks 169th of 187 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Syria or Yemen?
- Syria, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Yemen as of 2007.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Syria and Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Yemen?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2007.
- How do Syria and Yemen rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Syria ranks 166th and Yemen ranks 169th 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.