Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Tax revenue
Malawi
15.6%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
15.5%
in 2024
Malawi rank
84th
Papua New Guinea rank
86th
Tax revenue over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 15.6% against 15.5% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Malawi ranks 84th and Papua New Guinea ranks 86th of 157 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.4% | 14.2% | 2.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 14.1% | 0.7% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Malawi, at 15.6% against 15.5% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for tax revenue?
- Malawi ranks 84th 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.