Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 16.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Micronesia (country), 1989–2023
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 Micronesia (country) is 16.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.1% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Micronesia (country) peaked at 33.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1995.
Micronesia (country) ranks 119th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 10.0% | — |
| 1990 | 11.4% | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 10.6% | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 11.5% | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 10.3% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | -12.6% |
| 1996 | 10.6% | +17.2% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 12.0% | +19.1% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +57.4% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -34.5% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +35.7% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | +85.3% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | -19.2% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -49.4% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | +36.8% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | -24.1% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 16.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.9%, 75% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 16.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.1%, 91% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Micronesia (country) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +85.3% | 17.8% | 33.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 9.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 11.8% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 13.5% | 21.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
More poverty & inequality data for Micronesia (country)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,716 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.1459 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.5 (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 -24.12 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Micronesia (country)?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Micronesia (country) was 16.5% 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 Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1995.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 119th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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.