Bahamas vs Ghana: Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP
Bahamas
17.9%
in 2017
Ghana
17.6%
in 2016
Bahamas rank
58th
Ghana rank
59th
Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP over time
- Bahamas
- Ghana
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 17.9% against 17.6% in Ghana, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 58th and Ghana ranks 59th of 77 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 13.7% | 2.0% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 16.2% | 1.9% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp, Bahamas or Ghana?
- Bahamas, at 17.9% against 17.6% in Ghana as of 2017.
- What is the difference in two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp between Bahamas and Ghana?
- 0.3%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Ghana?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Bahamas and Ghana rank globally for two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Bahamas ranks 58th and Ghana ranks 59th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Two sources of data on tax revenue 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
Comparison of the OECD's Global Revenue Statistics Database and the UNU-WIDER's Global Revenue Database. Both series correspond to total taxes collected by the government as percentage of GDP.