Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Cambodia
Cambodia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 12.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Cambodia, 1994–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Cambodia stood at 12.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Cambodia peaked at 14.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1994.
Cambodia ranks 145th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 5.1% | — |
| 1995 | 5.3% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 5.9% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | +22.0% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -11.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 12.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 12.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.1%, 66% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 7.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.9% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 8.1% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.0% | 13.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More poverty & inequality data for Cambodia
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.58 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,722 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 1.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.95 (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 -11.57 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.506 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.5% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.128 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Cambodia?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Cambodia was 12.0% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1994.
- How does Cambodia rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Cambodia ranks 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.