Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Maldives
Maldives: Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate was 15.57 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Maldives, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 15.57 % change on previous year for tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.8% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Maldives peaked at 60.04 % change on previous year in 1982 and was at its lowest, -21.99 % change on previous year, in 2009.
Maldives ranks 19th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 21.3 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 60.04 % change on previous year | +181.8% |
| 1983 | 14.89 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
| 1984 | 16.16 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 5.59 % change on previous year | -65.4% |
| 1986 | -2.25 % change on previous year | -140.2% |
| 1987 | 25.69 % change on previous year | -1243.8% |
| 1988 | 10.16 % change on previous year | -60.5% |
| 1989 | 10.76 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 1990 | -8.57 % change on previous year | -179.6% |
| 1991 | 4.67 % change on previous year | -154.5% |
| 1992 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -49.2% |
| 1993 | -8.18 % change on previous year | -444.5% |
| 1994 | -5.32 % change on previous year | -34.9% |
| 1995 | -3.87 % change on previous year | -27.4% |
| 1996 | -1.29 % change on previous year | -66.5% |
| 1997 | -2.08 % change on previous year | +61.0% |
| 1998 | -1.7 % change on previous year | -18.3% |
| 1999 | -0.7585 % change on previous year | -55.5% |
| 2000 | -2.09 % change on previous year | +176.0% |
| 2001 | -0.8532 % change on previous year | -59.2% |
| 2002 | -3.36 % change on previous year | +293.3% |
| 2003 | -8.52 % change on previous year | +153.8% |
| 2004 | 11.35 % change on previous year | -233.2% |
| 2005 | 6.23 % change on previous year | -45.1% |
| 2006 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -67.6% |
| 2007 | 3.54 % change on previous year | +75.3% |
| 2008 | -4.47 % change on previous year | -226.2% |
| 2009 | -21.99 % change on previous year | +392.1% |
| 2010 | -0.0454 % change on previous year | -99.8% |
| 2011 | 36.7 % change on previous year | -80988.8% |
| 2012 | 27.25 % change on previous year | -25.8% |
| 2013 | 13.15 % change on previous year | -51.7% |
| 2014 | 9.14 % change on previous year | -30.5% |
| 2015 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -81.5% |
| 2016 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2018 | -4.27 % change on previous year | -387.6% |
| 2019 | -1.48 % change on previous year | -65.2% |
| 2020 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -255.0% |
| 2021 | -5.04 % change on previous year | -319.1% |
| 2022 | 13 % change on previous year | -358.0% |
| 2023 | 15.57 % change on previous year | +19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.04 % change on previous year | -2.25 % change on previous year | 60.04 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -2.47 % change on previous year | -8.57 % change on previous year | 4.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.81 % change on previous year | -21.99 % change on previous year | 11.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.51 % change on previous year | -4.27 % change on previous year | 36.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.46 % change on previous year | -5.04 % change on previous year | 15.57 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 16 Timor-Leste 15.99 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Botswana 15.96 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Somalia 15.94 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Oman 15.37 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Kenya 14.9 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Colombia 14.1 % change on previous year compare
More poverty & inequality data for Maldives
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.57 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,442 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.3782 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 23.61 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 23.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Maldives?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Maldives was 15.57 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 60.04 % change on previous year in 1982.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.99 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Maldives rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate?
- Maldives ranks 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.