Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Guyana
Guyana: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 10.32 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Guyana, 1987–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Guyana stood at 10.32.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Guyana peaked at 20.95 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.64, in 2022.
That places Guyana 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 14.48 | — |
| 1988 | 18.44 | +27.3% |
| 1989 | 11.54 | -37.4% |
| 1990 | 13.07 | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 11.39 | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 16.1 | +41.4% |
| 1993 | 16.16 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 13.71 | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 14.62 | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 15.19 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 13.96 | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 13.88 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 12.7 | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 13.99 | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 13.41 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 13.76 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 13.46 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 14.7 | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 15.46 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 15.23 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 17.19 | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 15.59 | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 16.83 | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 17.17 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 16.85 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 14.25 | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 14.94 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 15.95 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 16.17 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 16.39 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 17.45 | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 19.96 | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 20.95 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 19.11 | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 15.96 | -16.5% |
| 2022 | 9.64 | -39.6% |
| 2023 | 10.32 | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.82 | 11.54 | 18.44 | 3 |
| 1990s | 14.08 | 11.39 | 16.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.96 | 13.41 | 17.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.01 | 14.25 | 20.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.76 | 9.64 | 19.11 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 155 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.62 compare
- 156 Syrian Arab Republic 10.54 compare
- 157 Madagascar 10.39 compare
- 159 Indonesia 10.31 compare
- 160 Sri Lanka 9.85 compare
- 161 Gambia 9.46 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Guyana
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.41 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,028 (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 1.45 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 10.32 (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 7.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.427 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 18.91 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Guyana?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Guyana was 10.32 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 20.95 in 2019.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.64 in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Guyana ranks 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.
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- 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.