Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 10.54 in 2008. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Syrian Arab Republic, 1981–2008
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 10.54 for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in 2008.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 18.82 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10.02, in 1981.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 156th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 10.02 | — |
| 1982 | 12.34 | +23.2% |
| 1983 | 11.96 | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 12.9 | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 13.84 | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 14.78 | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 15.72 | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 15.38 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 17.96 | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 17.31 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 14.73 | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 16.37 | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 14.71 | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 18.5 | +25.8% |
| 2002 | 16.93 | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 18.82 | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 16.4 | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 13.83 | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 14.4 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 14.05 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 10.54 | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.88 | 10.02 | 17.96 | 9 |
| 1990s | 16.14 | 14.73 | 17.31 | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.35 | 10.54 | 18.82 | 9 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,607 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -11.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.5% (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -24.99 % change on previous year (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Syrian Arab Republic was 10.54 in 2008, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 18.82 in 2003.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.02 in 1981.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2008.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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.