Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP
Guinea-Bissau
2.9%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
2.9%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
159th
Sierra Leone rank
158th
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.9% against 2.9% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 159th and Sierra Leone ranks 158th of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.7% | 0.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.9% against 2.9% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 159th and Sierra Leone ranks 158th of 184 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 incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tax revenue on incomes, profits and capital gains divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.