Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Yemen
Yemen: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 7.04 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Yemen, 1990–2012
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2012, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Yemen stood at 7.04.
That represents a change of up 30.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Yemen peaked at 7.96 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.39, in 2011.
Yemen ranks 172nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.79 | — |
| 1991 | 7.55 | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 7.6 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 7.51 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 6.03 | -19.7% |
| 1995 | 7.39 | +22.5% |
| 1996 | 7.93 | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 7.87 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 7.08 | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 7.29 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 7.32 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 7.07 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 7.31 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 6.83 | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 7.96 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 6.63 | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 5.39 | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 7.04 | +30.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.33 | 6.03 | 7.93 | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.27 | 6.83 | 7.96 | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.35 | 5.39 | 7.04 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 169 Bangladesh 7.29 compare
- 170 Central African Republic 7.19 compare
- 171 Nigeria 7.17 compare
- 173 Afghanistan 6.76 compare
- 174 Palestine, State of 6.65 compare
- 175 Myanmar 6.44 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Yemen
- 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 (2018)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.59 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 801.1 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.0% (2012)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2012)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 30.64 % change on previous year (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Yemen?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Yemen was 7.04 in 2012, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 7.96 in 2009.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.39 in 2011.
- How does Yemen rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Yemen ranks 172nd out of 187 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.