Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Eritrea
Eritrea: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 19.53 in 2002. ▼ Falling
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Eritrea, 1992–2002
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2002, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Eritrea stood at 19.53.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Eritrea peaked at 26.46 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 17.55, in 1992.
That places Eritrea 95th out of 187 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 17.55 | — |
| 1993 | 26.46 | +50.8% |
| 1994 | 24.63 | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 23.45 | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 22.55 | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 23.19 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 21.19 | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 20.34 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 18.68 | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 19.42 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 19.53 | +0.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 19.53 is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.46, 2.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 19.53 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.54, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.42 | 17.55 | 26.46 | 8 |
| 2000s | 19.21 | 18.68 | 19.53 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 92 United Arab Emirates 20
- 93 Trinidad and Tobago 19.85 compare
- 94 Tajikistan 19.74 compare
- 96 Senegal 19.39 compare
- 97 Saint Lucia 19.37 compare
- 98 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.33 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Eritrea
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 638 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.0313 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.5% (2002)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2002)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2002)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1488 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1488 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1758 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Eritrea?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Eritrea was 19.53 in 2002, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.46 in 1993.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.55 in 1992.
- How does Eritrea rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Eritrea ranks 95th out of 187 countries with data for 2002.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.