Tax revenues vs income inequality in Guyana
Guyana: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 10.32 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
10.32
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
157th
of 186 countries
All-time high
20.95
in 2019
All-time low
9.64
in 2022
Years of data
37
1987β2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Guyana, 1987β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 10.32 for tax revenues vs income inequality in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Guyana peaked at 20.95 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.64, in 2022.
Guyana ranks 157th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.82 | 11.54 | 18.44 | 3 |
| 1990s | 14.08 | 11.39 | 16.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.96 | 13.41 | 17.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.01 | 14.25 | 20.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.76 | 9.64 | 19.11 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 154 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.62 compare
- 155 Syrian Arab Republic 10.54 compare
- 156 Madagascar 10.39 compare
- 158 Indonesia 10.31 compare
- 159 Sri Lanka 9.85 compare
- 160 Gambia 9.46 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Guyana
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.41 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,028 (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 1.45 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.32 (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 7.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.427 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 18.91 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Guyana?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Guyana was 10.32 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 20.95 in 2019.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.64 in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Guyana ranks 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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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