Tuvalu vs Palestine: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Tuvalu
3.0%
in 2022
Palestine
3.2%
in 2021
Tuvalu rank
160th
Palestine rank
159th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Tuvalu
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 3.2% against 3.0% in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Palestine ahead.
Tuvalu ranks 160th and Palestine ranks 159th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Tuvalu averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tuvalu | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 3.6% | 1.5% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 3.2% | 0.7% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Tuvalu or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 3.2% against 3.0% in Tuvalu as of 2021.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Tuvalu and Palestine?
- 0.2%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tuvalu and Palestine?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Tuvalu and Palestine rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Tuvalu ranks 160th and Palestine ranks 159th 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.