Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 28.1% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Liechtenstein, 1998–2020
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2020, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Liechtenstein stood at 28.1%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.9% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Liechtenstein peaked at 28.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2013.
That places Liechtenstein 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 20.8% | — |
| 1999 | 20.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 22.9% | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 23.6% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 22.9% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | -30.0% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | +30.9% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 28.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.8%, 94% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 28.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.9%, 83% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 20.9% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 17.0% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 28.1% | 28.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More poverty & inequality data for Liechtenstein
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.54 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 28.14 (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 30.92 % change on previous year (2020)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.077 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.077 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0815 (2023)
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 2,266 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Liechtenstein?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Liechtenstein was 28.1% in 2020, 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2013.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Liechtenstein ranks 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.