Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 18.11 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18.11
Change on year
up 11.6%
World rank
107th
of 187 countries
All-time high
20.19
in 1990
All-time low
10.27
in 1981
Years of data
43
1981–2023

Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Vanuatu, 1981–2023

051015201981200220231981: 10.31982: 11.71983: 12.81984: 14.41985: 16.61986: 16.51987: 18.81988: 191989: 18.91990: 20.21991: 15.91992: 16.31993: 15.81994: 18.31995: 17.21996: 17.41997: 18.11998: 17.71999: 17.12000: 15.82001: 15.52002: 15.52003: 15.72004: 15.52005: 16.52006: 16.72007: 18.62008: 19.12009: 16.52010: 16.22011: 16.42012: 17.42013: 18.22014: 18.32015: 16.92016: 16.82017: 17.12018: 17.82019: 17.62020: 142021: 11.12022: 16.22023: 18.1

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 18.11 for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in 2023.

The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Vanuatu peaked at 20.19 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.27, in 1981.

That places Vanuatu 107th 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 Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Vanuatu, 1981 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1981 10.27
1982 11.69 +13.9%
1983 12.84 +9.8%
1984 14.43 +12.4%
1985 16.55 +14.7%
1986 16.51 -0.2%
1987 18.77 +13.7%
1988 19.04 +1.5%
1989 18.91 -0.7%
1990 20.19 +6.7%
1991 15.86 -21.4%
1992 16.25 +2.5%
1993 15.77 -3.0%
1994 18.33 +16.3%
1995 17.22 -6.1%
1996 17.36 +0.8%
1997 18.09 +4.3%
1998 17.74 -2.0%
1999 17.13 -3.4%
2000 15.81 -7.7%
2001 15.46 -2.2%
2002 15.51 +0.4%
2003 15.67 +1.0%
2004 15.46 -1.3%
2005 16.48 +6.6%
2006 16.73 +1.5%
2007 18.61 +11.3%
2008 19.14 +2.8%
2009 16.5 -13.8%
2010 16.19 -1.8%
2011 16.44 +1.5%
2012 17.38 +5.7%
2013 18.23 +4.9%
2014 18.34 +0.6%
2015 16.91 -7.8%
2016 16.8 -0.6%
2017 17.13 +2.0%
2018 17.84 +4.1%
2019 17.59 -1.4%
2020 14.04 -20.2%
2021 11.1 -21.0%
2022 16.23 +46.3%
2023 18.11 +11.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 15.45 10.27 19.04 9
1990s 17.39 15.77 20.19 10
2000s 16.54 15.46 19.14 10
2010s 17.29 16.19 18.34 10
2020s 14.87 11.1 18.11 4

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 104 Burkina Faso 18.4 compare
  2. 105 Kiribati 18.32 compare
  3. 106 Anguilla 18.18 compare
  4. 108 Palau 18.08 compare
  5. 109 Antigua and Barbuda 18.01 compare
  6. 110 Cuba 17.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Vanuatu?
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Vanuatu was 18.11 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 20.19 in 1990.
What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 10.27 in 1981.
How does Vanuatu rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
Vanuatu ranks 107th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vanuatu 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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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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Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
187 places, 6,336 data points, 1980–2023
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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.