Tax revenues vs income inequality by country
Countries reporting
185
Highest
43.81
France
Lowest
1.03
Libya
Median
19.74
Years covered
44
1980–2023
Data points
6,284
What the numbers show
Tax revenues vs income inequality is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 43.81 in France; the lowest is 1.03 in Libya.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.74, and the mean is 20.94.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 43.
Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 584.7%), and the largest decrease in East Timor (down 83.2%).
Tax revenues vs income inequality: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 43.81 | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 40.92 | 2023 | up 13.1% | flat |
| 2 | Denmark | 43.39 | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 2 | Malta | 32.81 | 2009 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 3 | Finland | 42.69 | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 3 | Liechtenstein | 28.14 | 2020 | up 28.1% | flat |
| 4 | Belgium | 42.58 | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 4 | Ireland | 21.9 | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 5 | Austria | 42.54 | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 41.99 | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 7 | Norway | 41.44 | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 8 | Sweden | 41.37 | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 9 | Greece | 39.78 | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 38.53 | 2023 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 11 | Serbia | 38.43 | 2022 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 12 | Croatia | 38.01 | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 13 | Germany | 37.48 | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 14 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.14 | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 15 | Montenegro | 36.77 | 2021 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 36.42 | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 17 | Slovenia | 36.39 | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 35.76 | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 19 | Iceland | 35.57 | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 20 | Slovakia | 35.49 | 2023 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 21 | Belarus | 35.34 | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 22 | Poland | 35.13 | 2023 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 34.91 | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 24 | Japan | 34.86 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 25 | Canada | 34.78 | 2023 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 26 | Tunisia | 34.76 | 2022 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 27 | New Zealand | 34.71 | 2023 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 28 | Hungary | 34.19 | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 29 | Czechia | 33.7 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 30 | Estonia | 33.51 | 2023 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 31 | Brazil | 32.73 | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 32 | Lithuania | 32.6 | 2023 | up 21.3% | flat |
| 33 | Latvia | 31.88 | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 34 | Ukraine | 31.4 | 2023 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 35 | Mongolia | 31.3 | 2022 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 36 | Moldova | 30.64 | 2023 | up 12.1% | flat |
| 37 | Russia | 30.47 | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 38 | Lesotho | 30.43 | 2022 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 39 | Australia | 30.36 | 2022 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 29.97 | 2023 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 41 | Israel | 29.81 | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 42 | Argentina | 29.56 | 2022 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 29.55 | 2023 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 44 | Cyprus | 28.15 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 46 | Nicaragua | 27.78 | 2022 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 47 | Jamaica | 27.77 | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 48 | Eswatini | 27.73 | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 49 | Romania | 27.54 | 2022 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 50 | Seychelles | 27.24 | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 51 | Namibia | 26.98 | 2022 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 52 | South Korea | 26.87 | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 53 | Switzerland | 26.79 | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 54 | Samoa | 26.42 | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 55 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 26.18 | 2021 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 56 | Barbados | 26.16 | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 57 | Uruguay | 25.88 | 2021 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 25.85 | 2022 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 59 | Albania | 25.47 | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 60 | Colombia | 25.22 | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 24.93 | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 62 | United States | 24.85 | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 63 | Georgia | 24.59 | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 64 | Grenada | 23.71 | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 65 | Maldives | 23.61 | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 66 | Turkey | 23.22 | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 67 | Armenia | 23 | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 68 | Botswana | 22.79 | 2023 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 69 | Marshall Islands | 22.52 | 2008 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 22.5 | 2023 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 71 | Dominica | 22.26 | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 72 | Tonga | 22.19 | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 73 | China | 22.1 | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 74 | Belize | 21.74 | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 75 | Solomon Islands | 21.61 | 2023 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 76 | Honduras | 21.59 | 2022 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 77 | Bolivia | 21.51 | 2023 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 78 | Macao | 21.27 | 2023 | down 39.8% | rising |
| 79 | Mauritius | 21.14 | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 80 | Morocco | 20.98 | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 81 | Mozambique | 20.92 | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 82 | Fiji | 20.67 | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 83 | El Salvador | 20.61 | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 84 | Gabon | 20.49 | 1996 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 85 | Kazakhstan | 20.46 | 2022 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 86 | Nauru | 20.25 | 2023 | up 129.0% | rising |
| 87 | Venezuela | 20.19 | 2015 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 88 | United Arab Emirates | 20 | 2022 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.85 | 2023 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 19.74 | 2022 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 91 | Eritrea | 19.53 | 2002 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 92 | Senegal | 19.39 | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 93 | Saint Lucia | 19.37 | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 94 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19.33 | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 95 | Chile | 18.88 | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 96 | Cape Verde | 18.84 | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 97 | Uzbekistan | 18.83 | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 98 | Suriname | 18.61 | 2022 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 99 | Aruba | 18.53 | 2022 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 100 | Burkina Faso | 18.4 | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 101 | Kiribati | 18.32 | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 102 | Anguilla | 18.18 | 2016 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 103 | Vanuatu | 18.11 | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 104 | Palau | 18.08 | 2020 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 105 | Antigua and Barbuda | 18.01 | 2022 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 106 | Cuba | 17.7 | 2021 | down 53.2% | rising |
| 107 | Nepal | 17.67 | 2023 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 108 | India | 17.32 | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 109 | San Marino | 17.27 | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 110 | Bahamas | 17.25 | 2023 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 111 | Angola | 17.17 | 2023 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 112 | Jordan | 17.16 | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 113 | Thailand | 17.04 | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 114 | Peru | 16.91 | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 115 | Micronesia (country) | 16.5 | 2023 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 116 | Zambia | 16.23 | 2023 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 117 | Kenya | 16.07 | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | 15.83 | 2023 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 119 | Mali | 15.51 | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 120 | Ecuador | 15.13 | 2022 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 121 | Malawi | 15.06 | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 122 | Togo | 14.91 | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 123 | Zimbabwe | 14.89 | 2021 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 124 | Dominican Republic | 14.27 | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 125 | Mexico | 14.27 | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 126 | Philippines | 14.1 | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 127 | Singapore | 14.01 | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 128 | Rwanda | 13.98 | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 129 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.6 | 2023 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 130 | Ghana | 13.54 | 2023 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 131 | Hong Kong | 13.26 | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 132 | Tuvalu | 13.26 | 2022 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 133 | Cameroon | 13.04 | 2019 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 134 | Mauritania | 12.58 | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 135 | Malaysia | 12.57 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 136 | Panama | 12.5 | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 137 | Uganda | 12.46 | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 138 | Bhutan | 12.38 | 2023 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 139 | Pakistan | 12.36 | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 140 | Guatemala | 12.3 | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 141 | Cambodia | 11.95 | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 142 | Turkmenistan | 11.92 | 2008 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 143 | Guinea | 11.88 | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 144 | Benin | 11.63 | 2013 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 145 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.48 | 2023 | down 39.5% | rising |
| 146 | Liberia | 11.48 | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 147 | Tanzania | 11.48 | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 148 | Paraguay | 11.33 | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 149 | Djibouti | 11.32 | 2020 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 150 | Equatorial Guinea | 11.29 | 2023 | up 45.0% | falling |
| 151 | Laos | 10.62 | 2022 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 152 | Syria | 10.54 | 2008 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 153 | Madagascar | 10.39 | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 154 | Guyana | 10.32 | 2023 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 155 | Indonesia | 10.31 | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 156 | Sri Lanka | 9.85 | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 157 | Gambia | 9.46 | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 158 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 9.33 | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.17 | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 160 | East Timor | 8.71 | 2016 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Comoros | 8.19 | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 162 | Niger | 8.05 | 2023 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 163 | Saudi Arabia | 7.99 | 2023 | up 584.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Congo | 7.83 | 2022 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 165 | Bangladesh | 7.29 | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 167 | Nigeria | 7.17 | 2007 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 168 | Yemen | 7.04 | 2012 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 169 | Afghanistan | 6.76 | 2020 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 170 | Palestine | 6.65 | 2021 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 171 | Myanmar | 6.44 | 2019 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 172 | Sierra Leone | 6.33 | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 173 | Lebanon | 5.78 | 2021 | down 65.4% | rising |
| 174 | Chad | 5.67 | 2018 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Brunei | 5.61 | 2023 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 176 | Qatar | 4.43 | 2008 | up 578.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Oman | 4.37 | 2023 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Haiti | 4 | 2023 | down 42.3% | rising |
| 179 | Sudan | 3.08 | 2020 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 180 | Bahrain | 2.82 | 2020 | up 150.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Somalia | 2.06 | 2023 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 182 | Kuwait | 1.19 | 2023 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Libya | 1.03 | 2012 | down 76.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Africa 28.13
- Central African Republic 7.19