Laos vs Tanzania: Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Laos
12.1%
in 2022
Tanzania
12.3%
in 2024
Laos rank
116th
Tanzania rank
114th
Tax revenue (% of GDP) over time
- Laos
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 12.3% against 12.1% in Laos, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 116th and Tanzania ranks 114th of 157 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.5% | 1.2% | Laos |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 10.9% | 2.0% | Laos |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 11.3% | 0.7% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Laos or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 12.3% against 12.1% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Laos and Tanzania?
- 0.2%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Tanzania?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Laos and Tanzania rank globally for tax revenue?
- Laos ranks 116th and Tanzania ranks 114th 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.