Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Kiribati
Kiribati: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 18.32 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Kiribati, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Kiribati stood at 18.32.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Kiribati peaked at 22.31 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.28, in 1984.
Kiribati ranks 105th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 21.03 | — |
| 1981 | 14.19 | -32.5% |
| 1982 | 13.75 | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 13.53 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 11.28 | -16.6% |
| 1985 | 13.51 | +19.8% |
| 1986 | 13.59 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 17.86 | +31.4% |
| 1988 | 15.1 | -15.4% |
| 1989 | 17.29 | +14.5% |
| 1990 | 19.57 | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 19.43 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 12.14 | -37.5% |
| 1993 | 13.45 | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 13.04 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 16.56 | +27.0% |
| 1996 | 15.38 | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 15.65 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 15.8 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 17.58 | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 17.75 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 17.3 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 18.34 | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 19.38 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 20.42 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 19.53 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 19.26 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 18.12 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 16.91 | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 16 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 15.72 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 14.37 | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 13.7 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 13.3 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 12.79 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 13.73 | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 13.81 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 15.85 | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 17.89 | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 22.31 | +24.7% |
| 2020 | 21.33 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 21.54 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 20.22 | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 18.32 | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.11 | 11.28 | 21.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.86 | 12.14 | 19.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.3 | 16 | 20.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.35 | 12.79 | 22.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.35 | 18.32 | 21.54 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Kiribati
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 3.15 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.3% (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 -9.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1605 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1605 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Kiribati?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Kiribati was 18.32 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 22.31 in 2019.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.28 in 1984.
- How does Kiribati rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Kiribati ranks 105th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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 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.