Tax revenues vs income inequality in Bhutan
Bhutan: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 12.38 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
12.38
World rank
141st
of 186 countries
All-time high
16.3
in 2018
All-time low
4.52
in 1990
Years of data
38
1983–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Bhutan, 1983–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality in Bhutan stood at 12.38.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Bhutan peaked at 16.3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.52, in 1990.
That places Bhutan 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 4.67 | — |
| 1984 | 5.5 | +17.8% |
| 1985 | 6.44 | +17.1% |
| 1986 | 5.64 | -12.4% |
| 1987 | 5.63 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 6.22 | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 5.26 | -15.3% |
| 1990 | 4.52 | -14.2% |
| 1991 | 4.88 | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 5.1 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 6.2 | +21.4% |
| 1994 | 6.08 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 6.72 | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 7.6 | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 6.7 | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 8.15 | +21.7% |
| 1999 | 7.12 | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 9.97 | +40.1% |
| 2001 | 8.72 | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 9.54 | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 9.43 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 7.68 | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 8.56 | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 9.22 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 7.96 | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 8.54 | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 9.4 | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 13.55 | +44.1% |
| 2011 | 13.77 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 14.79 | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 14.07 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 13.44 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 13.09 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 12.95 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 12.45 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 16.3 | +30.9% |
| 2019 | 15.25 | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 12.38 | -18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.62 | 4.67 | 6.44 | 7 |
| 1990s | 6.31 | 4.52 | 8.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9 | 7.68 | 9.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.96 | 12.45 | 16.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.38 | 12.38 | 12.38 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More poverty & inequality data for Bhutan
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.46 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,552 (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 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.38 (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 -6.41 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.278 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 34.37 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Bhutan?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Bhutan was 12.38 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.52 in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Bhutan ranks 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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