Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 14.89 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Zimbabwe, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Zimbabwe is 14.89, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Zimbabwe peaked at 27.18 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 10.64, in 2019.
That places Zimbabwe 127th out of 187 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.37 | — |
| 1991 | 20.63 | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 22.73 | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 23.65 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 20.38 | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 23.9 | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 23.28 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 27.18 | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 15.56 | -42.8% |
| 2017 | 13.22 | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 11.77 | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 10.64 | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 12.8 | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 14.89 | +16.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 14.89 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 14.89 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.54, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.01 | 20.38 | 27.18 | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.8 | 10.64 | 15.56 | 4 |
| 2020s | 13.84 | 12.8 | 14.89 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More poverty & inequality data for Zimbabwe
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 3.72 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 743.9 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -22.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.9% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 16.3 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Zimbabwe?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Zimbabwe was 14.89 in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 27.18 in 1997.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.64 in 2019.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Zimbabwe ranks 127th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.