Tax revenues vs income inequality in Malawi

Malawi: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 15.06 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
15.06
Change on year
up 11.5%
World rank
124th
of 186 countries
All-time high
15.06
in 2023
All-time low
3.9
in 1995
Years of data
40
1983–2023

Tax revenues vs income inequality in Malawi, 1983–2023

57.51012.5151983200320231983: 5.91984: 5.71985: 6.21986: 7.21987: 6.81988: 5.41989: 6.41990: 7.31991: 5.91992: 6.51993: 5.11994: 5.51995: 3.91996: 4.51997: 5.31998: 61999: 5.42000: 5.72001: 6.42002: 5.42003: 6.22004: 6.92005: 7.32006: 7.82007: 7.92009: 10.32010: 10.92011: 112012: 9.62013: 102014: 11.32015: 10.82016: 10.92017: 12.22018: 12.22019: 122020: 12.12021: 11.62022: 13.52023: 15.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality in Malawi stood at 15.06. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Malawi peaked at 15.06 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.9, in 1995.

Malawi ranks 124th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 6.24 5.39 7.18 7
1990s 5.53 3.9 7.33 10
2000s 7.1 5.4 10.27 9
2010s 11.09 9.63 12.18 10
2020s 13.07 11.59 15.06 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 121 Papua New Guinea 15.83 compare
  2. 122 Mali 15.51 compare
  3. 123 Ecuador 15.13 compare
  4. 125 Togo 14.91 compare
  5. 126 Zimbabwe 14.89 compare
  6. 127 Dominican Republic 14.27 compare

See the full ranking of 187 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Malawi?
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Malawi was 15.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 15.06 in 2023.
What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 3.9 in 1995.
How does Malawi rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
Malawi ranks 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi 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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Indicator
Tax revenues vs income inequality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 6,284 data points, 1980–2023
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