Somalia vs United Arab Emirates: Tax revenue

Somalia
2.2%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.6%
in 2024
Somalia rank
154th
United Arab Emirates rank
157th

Tax revenue over time

  • Somalia
  • United Arab Emirates
00.511.522.5199720102024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 2.2% against 0.6% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 3.5 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 154th and United Arab Emirates ranks 157th of 157 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2010s 2.0% 0.4% 1.7% Somalia
2020s 1.9% 0.6% 1.3% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Somalia or United Arab Emirates?
Somalia, at 2.2% against 0.6% in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Somalia and United Arab Emirates?
1.6%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United Arab Emirates?
8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Somalia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for tax revenue?
Somalia ranks 154th and United Arab Emirates ranks 157th 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.