Tax revenues vs income inequality in Kiribati

Kiribati: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 18.32 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18.32
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
105th
of 186 countries
All-time high
22.31
in 2019
All-time low
11.28
in 1984
Years of data
41
1980–2023

Tax revenues vs income inequality in Kiribati, 1980–2023

051015201980200120231980: 211981: 14.21982: 13.81983: 13.51984: 11.31985: 13.51986: 13.61987: 17.91988: 15.11989: 17.31990: 19.61991: 19.41992: 12.11993: 13.41994: 131995: 16.61996: 15.41997: 15.61998: 15.81999: 17.62000: 17.82001: 17.32004: 20.42005: 19.52006: 19.32007: 18.12008: 16.92009: 162010: 15.72011: 14.42012: 13.72013: 13.32014: 12.82015: 13.72016: 13.82018: 17.92019: 22.32020: 21.32021: 21.52022: 20.22023: 18.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 18.32 for tax revenues vs income inequality in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Kiribati peaked at 22.31 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.28, in 1984.

Kiribati ranks 105th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Tax revenues vs income inequality in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenues vs income inequality in Kiribati, 1980 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1980 21.03
1981 14.19 -32.5%
1982 13.75 -3.1%
1983 13.53 -1.6%
1984 11.28 -16.6%
1985 13.51 +19.8%
1986 13.59 +0.6%
1987 17.86 +31.4%
1988 15.1 -15.4%
1989 17.29 +14.5%
1990 19.57 +13.2%
1991 19.43 -0.7%
1992 12.14 -37.5%
1993 13.45 +10.8%
1994 13.04 -3.0%
1995 16.56 +27.0%
1996 15.38 -7.1%
1997 15.65 +1.7%
1998 15.8 +1.0%
1999 17.58 +11.3%
2000 17.75 +1.0%
2001 17.3 -2.5%
2004 20.42 +18.0%
2005 19.53 -4.4%
2006 19.26 -1.4%
2007 18.12 -5.9%
2008 16.91 -6.7%
2009 16 -5.4%
2010 15.72 -1.7%
2011 14.37 -8.6%
2012 13.7 -4.7%
2013 13.3 -2.9%
2014 12.79 -3.8%
2015 13.73 +7.3%
2016 13.81 +0.6%
2018 17.89 +29.5%
2019 22.31 +24.7%
2020 21.33 -4.4%
2021 21.54 +1.0%
2022 20.22 -6.2%
2023 18.32 -9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 15.11 11.28 21.03 10
1990s 15.86 12.14 19.57 10
2000s 18.16 16 20.42 8
2010s 15.29 12.79 22.31 9
2020s 20.35 18.32 21.54 4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 102 Suriname 18.61 compare
  2. 103 Aruba 18.53 compare
  3. 104 Burkina Faso 18.4 compare
  4. 106 Vanuatu 18.11 compare
  5. 107 Palau 18.08 compare
  6. 108 Antigua and Barbuda 18.01 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Kiribati?
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Kiribati was 18.32 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 22.31 in 2019.
What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 11.28 in 1984.
How does Kiribati rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
Kiribati ranks 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kiribati 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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Tax revenues vs income inequality
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
187 places, 6,284 data points, 1980–2023
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