Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Nauru
Nauru: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 20.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Nauru, 2014–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Nauru stood at 20.3%.
The figure is down 34.5% on the previous year and up 129.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Nauru peaked at 45.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2014.
Nauru ranks 90th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8.8% | — |
| 2015 | 23.6% | +167.2% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | -32.2% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | +81.2% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | +36.6% |
| 2020 | 43.6% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | -25.7% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | -34.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.1% | 8.8% | 45.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 20.3% | 43.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 87 El Salvador 20.6% compare
- 88 Gabon 20.5%
- 89 Kazakhstan 20.5% compare
- 91 Venezuela 20.2%
- 92 United Arab Emirates 20.0% compare
- 93 Trinidad and Tobago 19.9% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Nauru
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.25 (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 -34.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1858 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1858 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1811 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1847 (2023)
- Population living in slums 0.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Nauru?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Nauru was 20.3% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2014.
- How does Nauru rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Nauru ranks 90th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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.