Which has higher tax revenue, Trinidad and Tobago or Vanuatu?

Trinidad and Tobago, at 16.8% against 16.5% in Vanuatu as of 2019.

What is the difference in tax revenue between Trinidad and Tobago and Vanuatu?

0.3%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and Vanuatu?

11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2019.

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.

Trinidad and Tobago vs Vanuatu: Tax revenue

Trinidad and Tobago

16.8%

in 2019

Vanuatu

16.5%

in 2023

Trinidad and Tobago rank

80th

Vanuatu rank

81st

Tax revenue over time

Trinidad and Tobago
Vanuatu

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 16.8% against 16.5% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 80th and Vanuatu ranks 81st of 157 countries.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Trinidad and Tobago	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
2000s	26.8%	16.5%	10.3%	Trinidad and Tobago
2010s	22.7%	15.7%	7.0%	Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Trinidad and Tobago or Vanuatu?: Trinidad and Tobago, at 16.8% against 16.5% in Vanuatu as of 2019.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Trinidad and Tobago and Vanuatu?: 0.3%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and Vanuatu?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2019.
How do Trinidad and Tobago and Vanuatu rank globally for tax revenue?: Trinidad and Tobago ranks 80th 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: 17 September 2026

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.