Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Singapore
Singapore: Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate was 16.4 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Singapore, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Singapore stood at 16.4 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 369.4% on the previous year and up 819.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Singapore peaked at 16.4 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -18.68 % change on previous year, in 1986.
Singapore ranks 14th 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5.22 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 5.8 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 1983 | -0.8231 % change on previous year | -114.2% |
| 1984 | -5.85 % change on previous year | +610.5% |
| 1985 | -11.33 % change on previous year | +93.8% |
| 1986 | -18.68 % change on previous year | +64.9% |
| 1987 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -114.4% |
| 1988 | 7.6 % change on previous year | +182.9% |
| 1989 | 11.48 % change on previous year | +51.0% |
| 1990 | -7.28 % change on previous year | -163.4% |
| 1991 | 4.37 % change on previous year | -160.0% |
| 1992 | 6.07 % change on previous year | +39.1% |
| 1993 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -80.9% |
| 1994 | 1.98 % change on previous year | +70.8% |
| 1995 | -5.08 % change on previous year | -356.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8175 % change on previous year | -116.1% |
| 1997 | -3.68 % change on previous year | -550.2% |
| 1998 | -8.37 % change on previous year | +127.4% |
| 1999 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -142.6% |
| 2000 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -37.5% |
| 2001 | -1.82 % change on previous year | -181.6% |
| 2002 | -13 % change on previous year | +614.7% |
| 2003 | -1.91 % change on previous year | -85.3% |
| 2004 | -6.76 % change on previous year | +253.7% |
| 2005 | -0.237 % change on previous year | -96.5% |
| 2006 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -1025.8% |
| 2007 | 8.36 % change on previous year | +281.2% |
| 2008 | 7.29 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 2009 | -5.81 % change on previous year | -179.8% |
| 2010 | -1.31 % change on previous year | -77.5% |
| 2011 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -291.7% |
| 2012 | 3.62 % change on previous year | +44.9% |
| 2013 | -2.28 % change on previous year | -162.9% |
| 2014 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -194.4% |
| 2015 | -3.07 % change on previous year | -243.0% |
| 2016 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -141.8% |
| 2017 | 5.12 % change on previous year | +298.3% |
| 2018 | -6.98 % change on previous year | -236.4% |
| 2019 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -115.2% |
| 2020 | -3.19 % change on previous year | -400.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6394 % change on previous year | -120.0% |
| 2022 | -6.09 % change on previous year | -1051.8% |
| 2023 | 16.4 % change on previous year | -369.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.4332 % change on previous year | -18.68 % change on previous year | 11.48 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.644 % change on previous year | -8.37 % change on previous year | 6.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.9475 % change on previous year | -13 % change on previous year | 8.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2103 % change on previous year | -6.98 % change on previous year | 5.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 % change on previous year | -6.09 % change on previous year | 16.4 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 11 Russian Federation 21.89 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Azerbaijan 21.82 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Eswatini 20.83 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Zimbabwe 16.3 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 15.99 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Botswana 15.96 % change on previous year compare
More poverty & inequality data for Singapore
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.943 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.01 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.031 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 11.9% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0759 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0759 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.091 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2594 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Singapore?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Singapore was 16.4 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.68 % change on previous year in 1986.
- How does Singapore rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate?
- Singapore ranks 14th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 819.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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.