Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 13.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Cote d'Ivoire, 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 Cote d'Ivoire stood at 13.6%.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 17.5% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2003.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 133rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.7% | — |
| 1981 | 17.5% | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 16.6% | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 16.0% | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 15.2% | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 15.4% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 16.0% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 16.8% | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 15.8% | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 14.1% | -10.7% |
| 1990 | 13.8% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 13.2% | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 13.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | -17.0% |
| 1994 | 11.3% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 12.5% | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 13.0% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 12.6% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 11.9% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | +6.0% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 13.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 13.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.0% | 14.1% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 10.9% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.4% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 10.7% | 12.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.4% | 13.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More poverty & inequality data for Cote d'Ivoire
- 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 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,398 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 3.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.6 (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 6 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Cote d'Ivoire was 13.6% 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 1981.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2003.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 133rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.