Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Sudan
Sudan: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 3.08 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Sudan, 1981–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Sudan is 3.08, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is down 43.9% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Sudan peaked at 13.5 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.08, in 2020.
Sudan ranks 183rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 9.86 | — |
| 1982 | 12.27 | +24.4% |
| 1983 | 13.5 | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 12.47 | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 9.89 | -20.7% |
| 1986 | 9.5 | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 5.23 | -45.0% |
| 1988 | 6.93 | +32.6% |
| 1989 | 6.46 | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 6.71 | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 5.42 | -19.2% |
| 1992 | 7.75 | +42.9% |
| 1993 | 6.84 | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 6.2 | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 5.45 | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 5.09 | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 5.63 | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 5.76 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 5.67 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 4.66 | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 4.64 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 4.47 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 4.84 | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 6.13 | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 5.51 | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 5.19 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 5.45 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 5.67 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 6.42 | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 5.85 | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 5.47 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 6.15 | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 6.34 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 5.65 | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 6.02 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 4.69 | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 5.11 | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 6.78 | +32.7% |
| 2019 | 5.48 | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 3.08 | -43.9% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 3.08 is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.46, 33% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 3.08 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.54, 23% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.57 | 5.23 | 13.5 | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.05 | 5.09 | 7.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3 | 4.47 | 6.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.75 | 4.69 | 6.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.08 | 3.08 | 3.08 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More poverty & inequality data for Sudan
- 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 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 580.3 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 27.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 3.1% (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 -43.88 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Sudan?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Sudan was 3.08 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5 in 1983.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.08 in 2020.
- How does Sudan rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Sudan ranks 183rd out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.