Tax revenues vs income inequality in Colombia
Colombia: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 25.22 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
25.22
Change on year
up 14.1%
World rank
63rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
25.22
in 2023
All-time low
9.74
in 1984
Years of data
43
1980–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Colombia, 1980–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality in Colombia stood at 25.22. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Colombia peaked at 25.22 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.74, in 1984.
Colombia ranks 63rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.15 | — |
| 1981 | 10.23 | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 9.82 | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 10.15 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 9.74 | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 10.68 | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 10.98 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 10.68 | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 10.45 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 10.67 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 10.67 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 11.59 | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 11.97 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 12.99 | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 12.73 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 13.45 | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 14.05 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 14.81 | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 14.81 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 14.18 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 14.6 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 16.13 | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 16.02 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 16.46 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 16.43 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 19.34 | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 19.5 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 19.43 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 18.52 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 18.69 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 19.18 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 19.97 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 19.7 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 19.75 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 19.97 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 19.21 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 18.8 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 19.76 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 18.84 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 19.18 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 21.3 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 22.1 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 25.22 | +14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.46 | 9.74 | 11.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.13 | 10.67 | 14.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.38 | 14.6 | 19.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.39 | 18.69 | 19.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.95 | 19.18 | 25.22 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 60 Uruguay 25.88 compare
- 61 Kyrgyzstan 25.85 compare
- 62 Albania 25.47 compare
- 64 Costa Rica 24.93 compare
- 65 United States of America 24.85 compare
- 66 Georgia 24.59 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Colombia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.65 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,422 (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 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.22 (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 14.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.393 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 21.65 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Colombia?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Colombia was 25.22 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.22 in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.74 in 1984.
- How does Colombia rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Colombia ranks 63rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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