Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Chile
Chile: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 18.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
18.9%
Change on year
down 15.1%
World rank
99th
of 187 countries
All-time high
24.3%
in 1981
All-time low
14.8%
in 1990
Years of data
43
1981–2023
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Chile, 1981–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Chile recorded 18.9% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in 2023.
The figure is down 15.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Chile peaked at 24.3% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 1990.
That places Chile 99th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 24.3% | — |
| 1982 | 23.0% | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 21.2% | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 21.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 20.4% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 20.1% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 18.7% | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 15.9% | -15.3% |
| 1989 | 15.5% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 14.8% | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 16.5% | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 17.0% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 17.6% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 16.8% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 16.2% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 17.3% | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 17.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 16.5% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 17.4% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | -15.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 18.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.8%, 63% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Chile's 18.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.6%, 96% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.1% | 15.5% | 24.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 14.8% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 15.3% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 17.2% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 17.7% | 22.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 96 Senegal 19.4% compare
- 97 Saint Lucia 19.4% compare
- 98 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.3% compare
- 100 Cape Verde 18.8% compare
- 101 Uzbekistan 18.8% compare
- 102 Suriname 18.6% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Chile
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 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 1.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,606 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 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.88 (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 -15.15 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Chile?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Chile was 18.9% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 1981.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Chile ranks 99th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile 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.