Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
187
Highest
116.11 % change on previous year
Myanmar
Lowest
-52.8 % change on previous year
Cuba
Median
1.92 % change on previous year
Years covered
43
1981–2023
Data points
6,042
What the numbers show
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 116.11 % change on previous year in Myanmar; the lowest is -52.8 % change on previous year in Cuba.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.92 % change on previous year, and the mean is 2.58 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Sri Lanka (up 10,301.1%), and the largest decrease in Djibouti (down 13,495.5%).
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myanmar | 116.11 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 343.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 86.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,633.5% | volatile |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 43.75 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 7,435.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Kuwait | 34.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,637.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 32.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 10,301.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 30.92 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 586.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Yemen | 30.64 % change on previous year | 2012 | up 916.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 28.89 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 523.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Macao | 26.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,588.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Turkmenistan | 22.3 % change on previous year | 2008 | up 309.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 21.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,451.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | 21.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 249.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Eswatini | 20.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,712.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Singapore | 16.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 819.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 16.3 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Timor-Leste | 15.99 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Botswana | 15.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 453.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Somalia | 15.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 709.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Maldives | 15.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Oman | 15.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 623.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Kenya | 14.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 679.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Colombia | 14.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,143.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Saint Lucia | 14.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 138.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 12.11 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Vanuatu | 11.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Fiji | 11.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 553.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Malawi | 11.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 173.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Mali | 11.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 309.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Türkiye | 10.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 578.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 10.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 339.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Ecuador | 10.31 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Grenada | 10.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 871.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.09 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 875.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.01 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Palestine, State of | 9.75 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 570.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Aruba | 9.53 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 330.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Belarus | 8.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 369.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Ireland | 8.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,175.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Seychelles | 8.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 205.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Malaysia | 8.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 514.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Mongolia | 7.45 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 155.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Tunisia | 7.12 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 6,813.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Guyana | 7.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Papua New Guinea | 7.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,430.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 6.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,226.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 6.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 227.8% | volatile |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 6.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 257.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Benin | 6.56 % change on previous year | 2013 | up 771.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Peru | 6.51 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 163.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Mexico | 6.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Uganda | 6.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 209.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Pakistan | 5.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Comoros | 5.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Haiti | 5.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 175.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Bahamas | 5.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 375.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,395.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Madagascar | 4.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 927.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Togo | 4.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Burkina Faso | 4.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 63 | China | 4.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,754.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Congo | 3.97 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 153.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Belize | 3.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,155.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Gambia | 3.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 958.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Tuvalu | 3.84 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 137.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Georgia | 3.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 182.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Latvia | 3.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 232.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.57 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Denmark | 3.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 360.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Thailand | 3.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 235.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Lithuania | 3.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,287.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.39 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Ghana | 3.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 151.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Croatia | 3.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Mozambique | 3.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Samoa | 3.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Armenia | 3.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Cape Verde | 3.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 500.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Solomon Islands | 3 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Estonia | 2.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 706.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 2.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Canada | 2.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,012.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Senegal | 2.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 159.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Nicaragua | 2.74 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Mauritius | 2.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 413.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Japan | 2.58 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Albania | 2.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 166.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Republic of Moldova | 2.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 215.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Poland | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 4,106.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Brazil | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 189.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Suriname | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Guinea | 1.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 118.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Romania | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 214.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Jamaica | 1.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Czechia | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Cyprus | 1.54 % change on previous year | 2004 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Nepal | 1.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Argentina | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Iceland | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Slovakia | 1.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 104 | New Zealand | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 196.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Netherlands | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Marshall Islands | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2008 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Zambia | 0.8488 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 121.0% | volatile |
| 108 | South Africa | 0.8444 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Switzerland | 0.7899 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Malta | 0.6277 % change on previous year | 2009 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Honduras | 0.5941 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 187.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Eritrea | 0.5427 % change on previous year | 2002 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Belgium | 0.4793 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 114 | India | 0.2129 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Italy | -0.2786 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 158.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Anguilla | -0.4245 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 102.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Gabon | -0.5532 % change on previous year | 1996 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 118 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -0.6407 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Portugal | -0.7181 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 109.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Indonesia | -0.7393 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Panama | -0.7937 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 207.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Costa Rica | -1.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 155.3% | volatile |
| 123 | San Marino | -1.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Spain | -1.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 151.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Paraguay | -1.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 79.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Tajikistan | -1.4 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 167.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Austria | -1.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 170.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Palau | -1.54 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 123.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Australia | -1.54 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 148.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Ukraine | -1.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Finland | -1.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 170.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Guatemala | -1.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 212.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Barbados | -1.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Bahrain | -1.91 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Jordan | -2.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,548.4% | volatile |
| 136 | El Salvador | -2.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 142.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Serbia | -2.27 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 180.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Antigua and Barbuda | -2.33 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 200.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Cameroon | -2.42 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 206.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Guinea-Bissau | -2.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Sweden | -2.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 414.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Hungary | -2.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 132.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Uzbekistan | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Slovenia | -2.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 266.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Bulgaria | -2.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 137.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Lesotho | -3.46 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 109.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Greece | -3.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 184.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Namibia | -3.5 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 152.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Philippines | -3.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 199.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Germany | -3.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 495.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Tonga | -4.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 142.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Dominica | -4.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 153 | France | -4.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 319.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Montenegro | -4.34 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Norway | -4.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -4.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 270.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Qatar | -4.75 % change on previous year | 2008 | down 101.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Morocco | -5.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Bangladesh | -6.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 783.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Bhutan | -6.41 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 163.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Liberia | -6.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Mauritania | -6.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 233.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Uruguay | -8.58 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 627.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Israel | -9.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 410.9% | volatile |
| 165 | United States of America | -9.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 245.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Kiribati | -9.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 222.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Republic of Korea | -9.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 283.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Rwanda | -10.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 214.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Hong Kong | -10.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 358.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Angola | -10.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Niger | -11.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 164.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Chad | -11.13 % change on previous year | 2012 | down 169.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Cambodia | -11.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 284.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Central African Republic | -11.94 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 246.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Nigeria | -12.17 % change on previous year | 2007 | down 144.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Djibouti | -12.96 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 13,495.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Libya | -13.3 % change on previous year | 2012 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Chile | -15.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 319.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -18.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Afghanistan | -19.16 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 287.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Micronesia, Federated States of | -24.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 745.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Syria | -24.99 % change on previous year | 2008 | down 324.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Naoero | -34.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 120.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Sudan | -43.88 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 395.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Brunei Darussalam | -45.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,521.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Lebanon | -47.53 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 2,517.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Cuba | -52.8 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 3,214.7% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.