Brazil vs Papua New Guinea: Tax revenue
Brazil
15.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
15.5%
in 2024
Brazil rank
88th
Papua New Guinea rank
86th
Tax revenue over time
- Brazil
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 15.5% against 15.4% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Brazil ranks 88th and Papua New Guinea ranks 86th of 157 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.7% | 14.2% | 0.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 14.1% | 0.2% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Brazil or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 15.5% against 15.4% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Papua New Guinea rank globally for tax revenue?
- Brazil ranks 88th and Papua New Guinea ranks 86th 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.