Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in India
India: Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in India, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
India recorded 0 units per US$ of GDP for tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in India peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
India ranks 184th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in India, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1984 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +20.6% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 181 Indonesia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 182 Kuwait 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 183 Saudi Arabia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 185 China 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 186 United States of America 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
More poverty & inequality data for India
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,632 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 0.8468 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.32 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.2129 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in India?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in India was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does India rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp?
- India ranks 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tax revenues vs income inequality divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenues vs income inequality ÷ GDP (current US$)
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
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Tax revenues vs income inequality divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.