Niger vs Sierra Leone: Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP
Niger
2.7%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
2.9%
in 2023
Niger rank
161st
Sierra Leone rank
158th
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP over time
- Niger
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Niger, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 161st and Sierra Leone ranks 158th of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | Niger |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Niger |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Niger |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
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, Niger or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp between Niger and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Sierra Leone rank globally for taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp?
- Niger ranks 161st 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.