Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Nigeria
Nigeria: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 7.17 in 2007. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Nigeria, 1992–2007
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2007, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Nigeria stood at 7.17.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Nigeria peaked at 10.77 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.68, in 1994.
That places Nigeria 171st out of 187 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6.33 | — |
| 1993 | 5.69 | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 4.68 | -17.8% |
| 1995 | 5.58 | +19.3% |
| 1996 | 5.59 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 7.13 | +27.5% |
| 1998 | 5.47 | -23.3% |
| 1999 | 6.03 | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 9.22 | +52.8% |
| 2001 | 10.77 | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 6.47 | -40.0% |
| 2003 | 8.06 | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 8.87 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 9.52 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 8.16 | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 7.17 | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.81 | 4.68 | 7.13 | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.53 | 6.47 | 10.77 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 168 Congo 7.83 compare
- 169 Bangladesh 7.29 compare
- 170 Central African Republic 7.19 compare
- 172 Yemen 7.04 compare
- 173 Afghanistan 6.76 compare
- 174 Palestine, State of 6.65
More poverty & inequality data for Nigeria
- 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 4.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,558 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 0.607 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.2% (2007)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -12.17 % change on previous year (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Nigeria?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Nigeria was 7.17 in 2007, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.77 in 2001.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.68 in 1994.
- How does Nigeria rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Nigeria ranks 171st out of 187 countries with data for 2007.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.