Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Jordan
Jordan: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 17.16 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Jordan, 1982–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Jordan is 17.16, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Jordan peaked at 23.67 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.53, in 1987.
That places Jordan 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 12.06 | — |
| 1983 | 12.56 | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 12.08 | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 12.44 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 10.55 | -15.1% |
| 1987 | 10.53 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 10.8 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 11.22 | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 17.89 | +59.4% |
| 1991 | 17.84 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 22.58 | +26.6% |
| 1993 | 20.61 | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 19.6 | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 20.37 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 21.3 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 18.69 | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 17.57 | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 17.54 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 18.42 | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 18.09 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 17.05 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 17.82 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 20.57 | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 23.6 | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 23.56 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 23.67 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 17.28 | -27.0% |
| 2009 | 16.65 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 15.61 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 14.71 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 15.03 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 15.02 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 15.51 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 15.02 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 15.07 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 14.74 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 14.76 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 14.84 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 16 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 17.12 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 17.52 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 17.16 | -2.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 17.16 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.92, 78% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 17.16 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.99, 2.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +59.4% | 11.22 | 17.89 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.53 | 10.53 | 12.56 | 8 |
| 1990s | 19.4 | 17.54 | 22.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.67 | 16.65 | 23.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.03 | 14.71 | 15.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.95 | 16 | 17.52 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More poverty & inequality data for Jordan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,611 kg per hectare (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 -7.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.2% (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 -2.09 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Jordan?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Jordan was 17.16 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.67 in 2007.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.53 in 1987.
- How does Jordan rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Jordan ranks 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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
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.