Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Niger
Niger: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 8.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Niger, 1980–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Niger recorded 8.1% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Niger peaked at 11.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1994.
Niger ranks 166th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.8% | — |
| 1981 | 7.7% | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 7.1% | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 6.5% | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 6.8% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 6.5% | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 6.7% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 6.1% | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 5.6% | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 5.8% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 5.6% | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 5.0% | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 4.7% | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +23.4% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 5.9% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +19.8% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -11.1% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 8.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.5%, 85% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Niger's 8.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5%, 59% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.8% | 5.6% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.4% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.9% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 8.9% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.1% | 9.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 163 Guinea-Bissau 9.2% compare
- 164 East Timor 8.7% compare
- 165 Comoros 8.2% compare
- 167 Saudi Arabia 8.0% compare
- 168 Congo 7.8% compare
- 169 Bangladesh 7.3% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Niger
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 6.06 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 577.4 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 18.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 8.05 (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 -11.08 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Niger?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Niger was 8.1% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1994.
- How does Niger rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Niger ranks 166th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.