Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 7.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Central African Republic, 1990–2022
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 7.2% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in 2022.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Central African Republic peaked at 10.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2014.
Central African Republic ranks 170th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.1% | — |
| 1991 | 8.2% | -19.2% |
| 1992 | 8.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | -12.1% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | +29.9% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | -27.7% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 8.3% | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -27.3% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +27.5% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -44.3% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +53.2% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 6.4% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.5% | 9.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 4.0% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.2% | 8.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
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More poverty & inequality data for Central African Republic
- 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 6.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 878.1 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 5.8 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.19 (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 -11.94 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Central African Republic?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Central African Republic was 7.2% 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2014.
- How does Central African Republic rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Central African Republic ranks 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.