Papua New Guinea vs Peru: Tax revenue
Papua New Guinea
15.5%
in 2024
Peru
15.9%
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
86th
Peru rank
83rd
Tax revenue over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 15.9% against 15.5% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 86th and Peru ranks 83rd of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.5% | 12.8% | 7.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 12.7% | 8.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 14.6% | 0.4% | Peru |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 14.6% | 2.6% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Papua New Guinea or Peru?
- Peru, at 15.9% against 15.5% in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 0.4%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Peru rank globally for tax revenue?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 86th and Peru ranks 83rd 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.