Romania vs Vanuatu: Tax revenue

Romania
16.2%
in 2024
Vanuatu
16.5%
in 2023
Romania rank
82nd
Vanuatu rank
81st

Tax revenue over time

  • Romania
  • Vanuatu
510152025198120022024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 16.5% against 16.2% in Romania, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 82nd and Vanuatu ranks 81st of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 18.1% 18.3% 0.2% Vanuatu
2000s 15.3% 16.5% 1.2% Vanuatu
2010s 16.7% 15.7% 1.0% Romania
2020s 15.3% 14.3% 1.0% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Romania or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 16.5% against 16.2% in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Romania and Vanuatu?
0.3%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Vanuatu?
21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Romania and Vanuatu rank globally for tax revenue?
Romania ranks 82nd 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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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.