Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 15.83 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, 1983–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea is 15.83, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea peaked at 20.68 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.63, in 1983.
That places Papua New Guinea 122nd 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 41 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 10.63 | — |
| 1984 | 13.15 | +23.7% |
| 1985 | 12.8 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 12.9 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 14.2 | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 12.2 | -14.1% |
| 1989 | 15.34 | +25.8% |
| 1990 | 13.03 | -15.1% |
| 1991 | 11.72 | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 12.23 | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 13.62 | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 13.76 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 13.2 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 15.21 | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 16.01 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 13.84 | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 14.73 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 16.1 | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 14.95 | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 13.87 | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 13.69 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 15.91 | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 16.45 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 19.36 | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 20.68 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 18.27 | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 15.26 | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 17.25 | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 19.12 | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 18.52 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 18.61 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 17.91 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 15.23 | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 12.95 | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 12.6 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 13.14 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 13.02 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.88 | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 12.15 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 14.79 | +21.8% |
| 2023 | 15.83 | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.03 | 10.63 | 15.34 | 7 |
| 1990s | 13.73 | 11.72 | 16.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.45 | 13.69 | 20.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.84 | 12.6 | 19.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.66 | 11.88 | 15.83 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Papua New Guinea
- 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 3.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,787 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 -0.7978 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.8% (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 7.05 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea was 15.83 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 20.68 in 2007.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.63 in 1983.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.