Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Argentina
Argentina: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 29.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Argentina, 1985–2022
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 Argentina is 29.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Argentina peaked at 31.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1988.
Argentina ranks 44th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 12.0% | — |
| 1986 | 12.4% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 11.6% | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 10.3% | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 13.3% | +28.8% |
| 1991 | 15.1% | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 17.6% | +16.8% |
| 1993 | 19.3% | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 19.2% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 18.1% | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 17.7% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 18.4% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 18.8% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 18.9% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | +1.5% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 29.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.9%, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 29.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.6%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.6% | 10.3% | 12.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 13.3% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 17.8% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 28.5% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 29.1% | 29.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More poverty & inequality data for Argentina
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,854 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 21.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.56 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.264 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1027 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Argentina?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Argentina was 29.6% in 2022, 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1988.
- How does Argentina rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Argentina ranks 44th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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.