Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Tonga
Tonga: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 22.19 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Tonga, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Tonga stood at 22.19.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Tonga peaked at 24.2 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.86, in 1992.
That places Tonga 75th 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 43 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 13.19 | — |
| 1982 | 13.64 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 13.95 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 13.33 | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 14.5 | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 14.42 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 14.19 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 15.38 | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 14.5 | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 14.3 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 15.09 | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 12.86 | -14.8% |
| 1993 | 14.1 | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 14.79 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 15.06 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 15.73 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 16.54 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 15.35 | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 14.95 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 15.65 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 15.42 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 18.72 | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 18.18 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 18.24 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 19.41 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 20.82 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 21.09 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 21.07 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 19.8 | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 16.41 | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 17.52 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 17.54 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 19.22 | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 19.44 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 20.84 | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 21.42 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 21.8 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 24.2 | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 23.99 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 23.45 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 23.49 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 23.14 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 22.19 | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.12 | 13.19 | 15.38 | 9 |
| 1990s | 14.88 | 12.86 | 16.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.84 | 15.42 | 21.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.24 | 16.41 | 24.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.07 | 22.19 | 23.49 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 72 Marshall Islands 22.52 compare
- 73 Azerbaijan 22.5 compare
- 74 Dominica 22.26 compare
- 76 China (People’s Republic of) 22.1 compare
- 77 Ireland 21.9 compare
- 78 Belize 21.74 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Tonga
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.13 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 22.19 (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 -4.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.444 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1077 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1077 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1324 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2074 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Tonga?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Tonga was 22.19 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2 in 2018.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.86 in 1992.
- How does Tonga rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Tonga ranks 75th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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.
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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.