Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in South Korea
South Korea: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 26.87 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in South Korea, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
South Korea recorded 26.87 for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in South Korea peaked at 29.74 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.7, in 1986.
South Korea ranks 55th 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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.25 | — |
| 1981 | 16.08 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 16.25 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 16.45 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 15.46 | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 15.08 | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 14.7 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 14.94 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 14.83 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 15.54 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 17.93 | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 17.63 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 17.53 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 17.82 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 17.92 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 18.11 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 18.68 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 18.33 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 18.29 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 18.56 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 20.17 | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 20.46 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 20.57 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 21.21 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 20.4 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 20.83 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 21.76 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 22.78 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 22.63 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 21.8 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 21.46 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 22.22 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 22.68 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 22.11 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 22.31 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 22.61 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 23.5 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 24.07 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 25.24 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 25.67 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 26.16 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 27.86 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 29.74 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 26.87 | -9.7% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 26.87 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.81, 90% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 26.87 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.1, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.56 | 14.7 | 16.45 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.08 | 17.53 | 18.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.26 | 20.17 | 22.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.19 | 21.46 | 25.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.66 | 26.16 | 29.74 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 52 Romania 27.54 compare
- 53 Seychelles 27.24 compare
- 54 Namibia 26.98 compare
- 56 Switzerland 26.79 compare
- 57 Samoa 26.42 compare
- 58 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.18 compare
More poverty & inequality data for South Korea
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 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 0.72 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,615 kg per hectare (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 0.0454 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.9% (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 -9.65 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in South Korea?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in South Korea was 26.87 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 29.74 in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7 in 1986.
- How does South Korea rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- South Korea ranks 55th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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
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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.