Tax revenues vs income inequality in Libya
Libya: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 1.03 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
1.03
Change on year
down 13.3%
World rank
183rd
of 183 countries
All-time high
14.57
in 1999
All-time low
1.03
in 2012
Years of data
22
1991–2012
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Libya, 1991–2012
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Libya recorded 1.03 for tax revenues vs income inequality in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Libya peaked at 14.57 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.03, in 2012.
Libya ranks 183rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.58 | 4.77 | 14.57 | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.65 | 2.09 | 10.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.01 | 1.03 | 3.81 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More poverty & inequality data for Libya
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.35 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 659.7 (2024)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.253 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1637 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1637 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1593 (2023)
- Population living in slums 16.6% (2022)
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 90.21 (2023)
- Use of interpolation and extrapolation on gini data 13,008 (2017)
- Received official development assistance grants for poverty reduction 0.06 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Libya?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Libya was 1.03 in 2012, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 14.57 in 1999.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 in 2012.
- How does Libya rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Libya ranks 183rd out of 183 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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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