Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Gabon
Gabon: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 20.49 in 1996. ▼ Falling
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Gabon, 1980–1996
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 1996, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Gabon stood at 20.49.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Gabon peaked at 28.33 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 12.46, in 1990.
That places Gabon 88th out of 187 countries with data for 1996, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.19 | — |
| 1981 | 26.99 | +21.7% |
| 1982 | 26.7 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 25.08 | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 27.3 | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 28.33 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 24.89 | -12.2% |
| 1987 | 17.49 | -29.7% |
| 1988 | 16.3 | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 12.98 | -20.4% |
| 1990 | 12.46 | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 17.24 | +38.4% |
| 1992 | 15.23 | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 14.65 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 14.6 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 20.61 | +41.2% |
| 1996 | 20.49 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.82 | 12.98 | 28.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.47 | 12.46 | 20.61 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 85 Mozambique 20.92 compare
- 86 Fiji 20.67 compare
- 87 El Salvador 20.61 compare
- 89 Kazakhstan 20.46
- 90 Naoero 20.25
- 91 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 20.19 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Gabon
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.65 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,587 (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 -0.0126 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 20.49 (1996)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (1996)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -0.5532 % change on previous year (1996)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.505 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 19.38 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Gabon?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Gabon was 20.49 in 1996, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 28.33 in 1985.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.46 in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Gabon ranks 88th out of 187 countries with data for 1996.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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 revenues vs income inequality 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.