Tax revenues vs income inequality in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 11.29 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
11.29
Change on year
up 86.6%
World rank
153rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
17.88
in 1986
All-time low
5.2
in 2021
Years of data
29
1985–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Equatorial Guinea, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 11.29 for tax revenues vs income inequality in 2023.
The figure is up 86.6% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 17.88 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 5.2, in 2021.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 153rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 17.88 | — |
| 1986 | 17.88 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 15.31 | -14.4% |
| 1988 | 15.06 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 14.52 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 14.2 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 13.37 | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 14 | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 13.48 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 11.7 | -13.2% |
| 1995 | 9.98 | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 6.41 | -35.7% |
| 1997 | 6.05 | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 11.75 | +94.2% |
| 1999 | 6.12 | -48.0% |
| 2000 | 6.71 | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 8.32 | +23.9% |
| 2002 | 13.15 | +58.0% |
| 2003 | 8.11 | -38.3% |
| 2004 | 7.24 | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 8.59 | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 9.67 | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 7.55 | -22.0% |
| 2008 | 7.79 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 9.06 | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 7.74 | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 5.2 | -32.9% |
| 2022 | 6.05 | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 11.29 | +86.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.13 | 14.52 | 17.88 | 5 |
| 1990s | 10.71 | 6.05 | 14.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.57 | 6.71 | 13.15 | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.06 | 9.06 | 9.06 | 1 |
| 2020s | 7.57 | 5.2 | 11.29 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 150 Tanzania, United Republic of 11.48 compare
- 151 Paraguay 11.33 compare
- 152 Djibouti 11.32 compare
- 154 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.62 compare
- 155 Syrian Arab Republic 10.54 compare
- 156 Madagascar 10.39 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Equatorial Guinea
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.08 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.29 (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 86.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 44.43 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1836 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1836 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2063 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.4842 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Equatorial Guinea?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Equatorial Guinea was 11.29 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.88 in 1986.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2 in 2021.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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