Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Liberia
Liberia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 11.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Liberia, 2018–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 11.5% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
That places Liberia 150th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 11.5% | — |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -6.5% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 11.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.5%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 11.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5%, 85% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.4% | 11.3% | 11.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 11.5% | 13.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More poverty & inequality data for Liberia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 3.95 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,068 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 -4.74 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.48 (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 -6.51 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Liberia?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Liberia was 11.5% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2019.
- How does Liberia rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Liberia ranks 150th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia 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.