Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Chad
Chad: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 5.7% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Chad, 1983–2018
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Chad recorded 5.7% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in 2018.
That represents a change of down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Chad peaked at 13.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1983.
That places Chad 178th out of 187 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1.3% | — |
| 1984 | 2.5% | +85.6% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | +14.5% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | +15.0% |
| 1989 | 4.1% | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | -17.2% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | -14.5% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | +17.4% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | +17.2% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -26.6% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +140.5% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +53.7% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -30.6% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +56.2% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -53.7% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 5.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.5%, 60% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Chad's 5.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5%, 42% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Chad changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +140.5% | 2.9% | 7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.9% | 1.3% | 4.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 2.9% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 5.7% | 13.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More poverty & inequality data for Chad
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 6.12 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 826.9 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 0.9276 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 5.67 (2018)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -11.13 % change on previous year (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Chad?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Chad was 5.7% in 2018, 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1983.
- How does Chad rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Chad ranks 178th out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad 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.