Maldives vs Zambia: Tax revenue
Maldives
19.5%
in 2021
Zambia
18.8%
in 2024
Maldives rank
56th
Zambia rank
58th
Tax revenue over time
- Maldives
- Zambia
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 19.5% against 18.8% in Zambia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Maldives ranks 56th and Zambia ranks 58th of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 16.9% | 2.9% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 14.4% | 3.8% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 14.9% | 2.6% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 16.6% | 3.2% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Maldives or Zambia?
- Maldives, at 19.5% against 18.8% in Zambia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Maldives and Zambia?
- 0.7%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Zambia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Maldives and Zambia rank globally for tax revenue?
- Maldives ranks 56th and Zambia ranks 58th 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.