Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Georgia
Georgia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 24.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Georgia, 2004–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 24.6% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in 2023.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Georgia peaked at 25.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2004.
Georgia ranks 66th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 19.1% | — |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | +3.6% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 24.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.9%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 24.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.9%, 72% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.4% | 19.1% | 25.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 22.0% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 22.1% | 24.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More poverty & inequality data for Georgia
- 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 1.81 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,568 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 6.64 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 24.59 (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 3.64 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Georgia?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Georgia was 24.6% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2004.
- How does Georgia rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Georgia ranks 66th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.