Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Oman
Oman: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 4.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Oman, 1990–2023
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 Oman stood at 4.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 97.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Oman peaked at 8.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2000.
That places Oman 181st out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.2% | — |
| 1991 | 6.5% | -19.8% |
| 1992 | 6.1% | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | -12.1% |
| 1994 | 6.2% | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | +16.3% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | -22.0% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -75.3% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +38.7% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +40.3% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +57.9% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +15.4% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 4.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.8%, 15% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Oman's 4.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.0%, 55% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.4% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More poverty & inequality data for Oman
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 29,147 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -17.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 4.37 (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 15.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.222 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 16.1% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0823 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Oman?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Oman was 4.4% 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2000.
- How does Oman rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Oman ranks 181st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman 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.