Tax revenues vs income inequality in Niger
Niger: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 8.05 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
8.05
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
165th
of 186 countries
All-time high
11.85
in 2013
All-time low
4.39
in 1994
Years of data
44
1980β2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Niger, 1980β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded 8.05 for tax revenues 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 revenues vs income inequality in Niger peaked at 11.85 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.39, in 1994.
Niger ranks 165th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.77 | 5.65 | 8.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.41 | 4.39 | 6.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.17 | 6.91 | 9.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3 | 8.9 | 11.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.06 | 8.05 | 9.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 162 Guinea-Bissau 9.17 compare
- 163 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 8.71 compare
- 164 Comoros, Union of the 8.19 compare
- 166 Saudi Arabia 7.99 compare
- 167 Congo, Republic of 7.83 compare
- 168 Bangladesh 7.29 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Niger
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 6.06 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 577.4 (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)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.591 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 13.27 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.2246 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.2246 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2324 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Niger?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Niger was 8.05 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 11.85 in 2013.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.39 in 1994.
- How does Niger rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Niger ranks 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues 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 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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