Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 7.99 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia, 1994–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 7.99 for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 584.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia peaked at 8.63 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.06, in 2011.
That places Saudi Arabia 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.96 | — |
| 1995 | 1.71 | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 1.77 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.8 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 2.22 | +23.0% |
| 1999 | 1.95 | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 1.67 | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 1.51 | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 1.36 | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 1.24 | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 1.37 | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 1.27 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 1.1 | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 1.06 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.22 | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 1.17 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.32 | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 1.63 | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 3.28 | +101.0% |
| 2017 | 3.24 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.41 | +35.9% |
| 2019 | 5.57 | +26.2% |
| 2020 | 6.86 | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 8.63 | +25.8% |
| 2022 | 7.22 | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 7.99 | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9 | 1.71 | 2.22 | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1.24 | 1.67 | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.4 | 1.06 | 5.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.68 | 6.86 | 8.63 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 164 Timor-Leste 8.71 compare
- 165 Comoros 8.19 compare
- 166 Niger 8.05 compare
- 168 Congo 7.83 compare
- 169 Bangladesh 7.29 compare
- 170 Central African Republic 7.19 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Saudi Arabia
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,122 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 2.39 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 8.0% (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 10.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.228 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0862 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia was 7.99 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.63 in 2021.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 in 2011.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 584.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.