Tax revenues vs income inequality in Myanmar
Myanmar: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 6.44 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
6.44
Change on year
up 116.1%
World rank
174th
of 186 countries
All-time high
9.29
in 1981
All-time low
2.28
in 2002
Years of data
34
1980–2019
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Myanmar, 1980–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality in Myanmar is 6.44, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 116.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Myanmar peaked at 9.29 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 2.28, in 2002.
Myanmar ranks 174th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.29 | 3.99 | 9.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.35 | 2.95 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.92 | 2.28 | 4.15 | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.94 | 2.98 | 8.34 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 171 Yemen 7.04 compare
- 172 Afghanistan 6.76 compare
- 173 Palestine, State of 6.65 compare
- 175 Sierra Leone 6.33 compare
- 176 Lebanon 5.78 compare
- 177 Chad 5.67 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Myanmar
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.12 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,779 (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 -0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.44 (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 116.11 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.478 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 36.71 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Myanmar?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Myanmar was 6.44 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 9.29 in 1981.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 in 2002.
- How does Myanmar rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Myanmar ranks 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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