Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Brunei
Brunei: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 5.61 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Brunei, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Brunei stood at 5.61.
The figure is down 45.9% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Brunei peaked at 32.89 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.33, in 2020.
That places Brunei 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.99 | — |
| 1991 | 16.07 | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 14.29 | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 12.59 | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 11.91 | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 12.06 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 13.82 | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 14.93 | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 10.82 | -27.5% |
| 1999 | 13.71 | +26.7% |
| 2000 | 21.13 | +54.1% |
| 2001 | 20.74 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 20.11 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 27.06 | +34.6% |
| 2004 | 24.99 | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 29.82 | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 27.61 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 31.02 | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 32.89 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 21.62 | -34.3% |
| 2015 | 11.9 | -45.0% |
| 2016 | 12.28 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 9.31 | -24.2% |
| 2018 | 18.32 | +96.8% |
| 2019 | 12.02 | -34.4% |
| 2020 | 5.33 | -55.7% |
| 2021 | 9.29 | +74.3% |
| 2022 | 10.36 | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 5.61 | -45.9% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 5.61 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.81, 19% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 5.61 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.1, 31% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.82 | 10.82 | 17.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.7 | 20.11 | 32.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.76 | 9.31 | 18.32 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.65 | 5.33 | 10.36 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More poverty & inequality data for Brunei
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,467 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 5.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -45.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.257 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 29.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1008 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Brunei?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Brunei was 5.61 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 32.89 in 2008.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.33 in 2020.
- How does Brunei rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Brunei ranks 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.