Kuwait vs Libya: Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP
Kuwait
0.4%
in 2009
Libya
0.4%
in 2012
Kuwait rank
180th
Libya rank
179th
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 180th and Libya ranks 179th of 184 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 2.3% | 2.0% | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 1.6% | 1.4% | Libya |
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, Kuwait or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Kuwait as of 2012.
- What is the difference in taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp between Kuwait and Libya?
- 0.0%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Libya?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2009.
- How do Kuwait and Libya rank globally for taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 180th and Libya ranks 179th 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.