Malawi vs Vanuatu: Tax revenue
Malawi
15.6%
in 2024
Vanuatu
16.5%
in 2023
Malawi rank
84th
Vanuatu rank
81st
Tax revenue over time
- Malawi
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 16.5% against 15.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 84th and Vanuatu ranks 81st of 157 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 16.5% | 6.6% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 15.7% | 4.9% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 14.3% | 1.5% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Malawi or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 16.5% against 15.6% in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Malawi and Vanuatu?
- 0.9%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Vanuatu?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Vanuatu rank globally for tax revenue?
- Malawi ranks 84th and Vanuatu ranks 81st 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.