Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 22.5% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Marshall Islands, 1993–2008
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Marshall Islands is 22.5%, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Marshall Islands peaked at 22.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1998.
Marshall Islands ranks 72nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 19.8% | — |
| 1994 | 17.3% | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | +36.3% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +1.1% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 22.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.9%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 22.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.1%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 15.9% | 19.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 21.7% | 22.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More poverty & inequality data for Marshall Islands
- 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 2.92 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.52 (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2008)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1483 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1483 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Marshall Islands?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Marshall Islands was 22.5% in 2008, 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1998.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Marshall Islands ranks 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2008.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.