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
0510152025199020072024

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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Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.