Kiribati vs Palau: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Kiribati
18.3%
in 2023
Palau
18.1%
in 2020
Kiribati rank
105th
Palau rank
108th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Kiribati
- Palau
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 18.3% against 18.1% in Palau, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Palau ahead.
Kiribati ranks 105th and Palau ranks 108th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 15.2% | 0.2% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 15.7% | 2.5% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 18.8% | 3.6% | Palau |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 18.1% | 3.2% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Kiribati or Palau?
- Kiribati, at 18.3% against 18.1% in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Kiribati and Palau?
- 0.2%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Palau?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
- How do Kiribati and Palau rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Kiribati ranks 105th and Palau ranks 108th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.