Tax revenues vs income inequality in Jordan
Jordan: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 17.16 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
17.16
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
115th
of 186 countries
All-time high
23.67
in 2007
All-time low
10.53
in 1987
Years of data
42
1982–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Jordan, 1982–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 17.16 for tax revenues vs income inequality in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Jordan peaked at 23.67 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.53, in 1987.
Jordan ranks 115th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 12.06 | — |
| 1983 | 12.56 | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 12.08 | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 12.44 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 10.55 | -15.1% |
| 1987 | 10.53 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 10.8 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 11.22 | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 17.89 | +59.4% |
| 1991 | 17.84 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 22.58 | +26.6% |
| 1993 | 20.61 | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 19.6 | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 20.37 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 21.3 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 18.69 | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 17.57 | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 17.54 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 18.42 | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 18.09 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 17.05 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 17.82 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 20.57 | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 23.6 | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 23.56 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 23.67 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 17.28 | -27.0% |
| 2009 | 16.65 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 15.61 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 14.71 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 15.03 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 15.02 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 15.51 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 15.02 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 15.07 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 14.74 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 14.76 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 14.84 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 16 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 17.12 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 17.52 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 17.16 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.53 | 10.53 | 12.56 | 8 |
| 1990s | 19.4 | 17.54 | 22.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.67 | 16.65 | 23.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.03 | 14.71 | 15.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.95 | 16 | 17.52 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Jordan
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.64 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,611 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -7.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.16 (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 -2.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.433 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 19.6 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Jordan?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Jordan was 17.16 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.67 in 2007.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.53 in 1987.
- How does Jordan rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Jordan ranks 115th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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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