Bangladesh vs Saudi Arabia: Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- Bangladesh
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 8.1% against 7.6% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 140th and Saudi Arabia ranks 139th of 157 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.1% | 3.7% | 4.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 8.2% | 0.9% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Bangladesh or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 8.1% against 7.6% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.5%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
- How do Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia rank globally for tax revenue?
- Bangladesh ranks 140th and Saudi Arabia ranks 139th 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.