Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 25.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Kyrgyzstan, 2001–2022
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 25.9% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 25.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2001.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 61st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.7% | — |
| 2002 | 17.5% | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 15.7% | 23.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 21.6% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 21.6% | 25.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More poverty & inequality data for Kyrgyzstan
- 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 2.8 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,799 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 -13.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.85 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 10.01 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Kyrgyzstan?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Kyrgyzstan was 25.9% in 2022, 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2001.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.