Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Palau
Palau: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 18.08 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Palau, 1993–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Palau stood at 18.08.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Palau peaked at 20.99 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.52, in 2002.
That places Palau 108th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 14.83 | — |
| 1994 | 15.13 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 14.05 | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 14.48 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 14.89 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 16.27 | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 16.73 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 15.27 | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 15.15 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 13.52 | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 14.65 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 15.74 | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 16.18 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 15.38 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 15.18 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 16.47 | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 15.87 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 16.91 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 18.14 | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 17.95 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 18.3 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 19.25 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 20 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 19.65 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 19.63 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 20.99 | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 18.36 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 18.08 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2 | 14.05 | 16.73 | 7 |
| 2000s | 15.34 | 13.52 | 16.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.92 | 16.91 | 20.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.08 | 18.08 | 18.08 | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Palau
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.1% (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2020)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1323 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1323 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.145 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4092 (2023)
- Population living in slums 0.6% (2022)
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.616 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Palau?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Palau was 18.08 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 20.99 in 2018.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.52 in 2002.
- How does Palau rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Palau ranks 108th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.