Bahrain vs Kuwait: Tax revenue
Bahrain
2.8%
in 2020
Kuwait
1.5%
in 1998
Bahrain rank
153rd
Kuwait rank
155th
Tax revenue over time
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 2.8% against 1.5% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.9 times Kuwait's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 153rd and Kuwait ranks 155th of 157 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Bahrain or Kuwait?
- Bahrain, at 2.8% against 1.5% in Kuwait as of 2020.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 1.3%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 1998.
- How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for tax revenue?
- Bahrain ranks 153rd and Kuwait ranks 155th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.