Tax revenues vs income inequality in Eswatini
Eswatini: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 27.73 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
27.73
Change on year
up 20.8%
World rank
51st
of 186 countries
All-time high
30.98
in 2006
All-time low
15.77
in 1986
Years of data
43
1981–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Eswatini, 1981–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality in Eswatini stood at 27.73.
The figure is up 20.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Eswatini peaked at 30.98 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.77, in 1986.
Eswatini ranks 51st 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 17.09 | — |
| 1982 | 21.07 | +23.3% |
| 1983 | 20.4 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 20.46 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 19.24 | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 15.77 | -18.0% |
| 1987 | 18.37 | +16.5% |
| 1988 | 17.27 | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 19.34 | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 20.94 | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 20.56 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 19.05 | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 18.51 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 19.15 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 20.09 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 20.62 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 20.88 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 20.55 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 21.98 | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 18.13 | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 17.74 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 17.07 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 18.16 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 22.24 | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 22.02 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 30.98 | +40.7% |
| 2007 | 27.28 | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 29.81 | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 25.27 | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 16 | -36.7% |
| 2011 | 16.31 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 28.23 | +73.1% |
| 2013 | 28.01 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 28.84 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 26.38 | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 23.32 | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 26.7 | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 24.21 | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 25.19 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 28.13 | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 24.13 | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 22.95 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 27.73 | +20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.78 | 15.77 | 21.07 | 9 |
| 1990s | 20.23 | 18.51 | 21.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.87 | 17.07 | 30.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.32 | 16 | 28.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.73 | 22.95 | 28.13 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More poverty & inequality data for Eswatini
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.75 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,228 (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 -23.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.73 (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 20.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.484 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 25.4 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Eswatini?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Eswatini was 27.73 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 30.98 in 2006.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.77 in 1986.
- How does Eswatini rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Eswatini ranks 51st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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