Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Colombia
Colombia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 25.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Colombia, 1980–2023
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 Colombia stood at 25.2%. 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 revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Colombia peaked at 25.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1984.
Colombia ranks 63rd of 187 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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.2% | — |
| 1981 | 10.2% | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 9.8% | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 10.2% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 9.7% | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 10.7% | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 11.0% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 10.7% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 10.5% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 10.7% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 10.7% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 11.6% | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 12.0% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 13.0% | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 14.1% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 14.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 14.2% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 16.1% | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | +14.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 25.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.9%, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 25.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.6%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.5% | 9.7% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 10.7% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 14.6% | 19.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 18.7% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 19.2% | 25.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 60 Uruguay 25.9% compare
- 61 Kyrgyzstan 25.9% compare
- 62 Albania 25.5% compare
- 64 Costa Rica 24.9% compare
- 65 United States 24.8% compare
- 66 Georgia 24.6% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Colombia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 1.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,422 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 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Colombia?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Colombia was 25.2% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1984.
- How does Colombia rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Colombia ranks 63rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp 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 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.