Nepal vs Singapore: Tax revenue
Nepal
13.9%
in 2023
Singapore
13.6%
in 2024
Nepal rank
98th
Singapore rank
101st
Tax revenue over time
- Nepal
- Singapore
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 13.9% against 13.6% in Singapore, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Singapore ahead.
Nepal ranks 98th and Singapore ranks 101st of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 15.4% | 7.6% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 12.9% | 3.5% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 13.3% | 1.9% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 13.0% | 2.7% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Nepal or Singapore?
- Nepal, at 13.9% against 13.6% in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Nepal and Singapore?
- 0.3%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Singapore?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Singapore rank globally for tax revenue?
- Nepal ranks 98th and Singapore ranks 101st 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.