Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Singapore
Singapore: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 14.01 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Singapore, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Singapore recorded 14.01 for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in 2023.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Singapore peaked at 18.92 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 11.58, in 2005.
Singapore ranks 131st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.99 | — |
| 1981 | 17.88 | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 18.92 | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 18.76 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 17.66 | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 15.66 | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 12.74 | -18.7% |
| 1987 | 13.08 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 14.07 | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 15.69 | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 14.55 | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 15.18 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 16.1 | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 16.29 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 16.61 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 15.77 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 15.9 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 15.31 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 14.03 | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 14.53 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 14.86 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 14.59 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 12.69 | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 12.45 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 11.6 | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 11.58 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 11.83 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 12.82 | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 13.75 | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 12.95 | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 12.79 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 13.11 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 13.58 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 13.27 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 13.56 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 13.14 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 13.31 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 13.99 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 13.01 | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 13.15 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 12.73 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 12.81 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 12.03 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 14.01 | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.14 | 12.74 | 18.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.43 | 14.03 | 16.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.91 | 11.58 | 14.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.29 | 12.79 | 13.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9 | 12.03 | 14.01 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 128 Dominican Republic 14.27 compare
- 129 Mexico 14.27 compare
- 130 Philippines 14.1 compare
- 132 Rwanda 13.98 compare
- 133 Côte d'Ivoire 13.6 compare
- 134 Ghana 13.54 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Singapore
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.943 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.0% (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 16.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.031 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 11.9% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0759 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0759 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.091 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2594 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Singapore?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Singapore was 14.01 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 18.92 in 1982.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.58 in 2005.
- How does Singapore rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Singapore ranks 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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.