Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Eritrea
Eritrea: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 19.5% in 2002. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Eritrea, 1992–2002
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2002, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Eritrea stood at 19.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Eritrea peaked at 26.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 1992.
That places Eritrea 95th out of 187 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 17.5% | — |
| 1993 | 26.5% | +50.8% |
| 1994 | 24.6% | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 23.4% | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 22.5% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 23.2% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 21.2% | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 20.3% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 18.7% | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | +0.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 19.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.5%, 2.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 19.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5%, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.4% | 17.5% | 26.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 18.7% | 19.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 92 United Arab Emirates 20.0%
- 93 Trinidad and Tobago 19.9% compare
- 94 Tajikistan 19.7% compare
- 96 Senegal 19.4% compare
- 97 Saint Lucia 19.4% compare
- 98 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.3% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Eritrea
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 638 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.0313 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.53 (2002)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2002)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2002)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1488 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1488 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1758 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Eritrea?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Eritrea was 19.5% in 2002, 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 1992.
- How does Eritrea rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Eritrea ranks 95th out of 187 countries with data for 2002.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.