Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in United States of America
United States of America: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 24.85 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in United States of America, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in United States of America stood at 24.85.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in United States of America peaked at 28.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.91, in 2009.
That places United States of America 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.57 | — |
| 1981 | 25.97 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 26.05 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 24.01 | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 24.11 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 24.66 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 24.63 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 25.69 | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 25.48 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 25.66 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 26.03 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 25.86 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 25.75 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 25.95 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 26.29 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 26.55 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 27.04 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 27.48 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 27.87 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 27.93 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 28.3 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 27.26 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 25.01 | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 24.48 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 24.76 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 26.1 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 26.78 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 26.73 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 25.64 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 22.91 | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 23.37 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 23.76 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 23.92 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 25.41 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 25.79 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 26.09 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 25.71 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 26.46 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 24.82 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 24.96 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 25.53 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 26.61 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 27.33 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 24.85 | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.18 | 24.01 | 26.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.67 | 25.75 | 27.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.8 | 22.91 | 28.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.03 | 23.37 | 26.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.08 | 24.85 | 27.33 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for United States of America
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 8,414 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 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 24.8% (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 -9.08 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in United States of America?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in United States of America was 24.85 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.91 in 2009.
- How does United States of America rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- United States of America ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of America 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.