Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Angola
Angola: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 17.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Angola, 1993–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Angola is 17.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Angola peaked at 41.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2017.
Angola ranks 115th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 38.2% | — |
| 1994 | 41.5% | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 18.5% | -55.3% |
| 1996 | 27.9% | +50.4% |
| 1997 | 17.6% | -36.7% |
| 1998 | 21.9% | +24.2% |
| 1999 | 29.0% | +32.3% |
| 2000 | 36.2% | +25.1% |
| 2001 | 32.6% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | -23.0% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 39.2% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -27.3% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | +33.2% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -10.6% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 17.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 17.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.8% | 17.6% | 41.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 25.1% | 36.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 14.5% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 17.2% | 20.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More poverty & inequality data for Angola
- 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 5.12 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,062 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 2.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.17 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -10.64 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Angola?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Angola was 17.2% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2017.
- How does Angola rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Angola ranks 115th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.