Tax revenues vs income inequality in Pakistan
Pakistan: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 12.36 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Pakistan, 1980–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality in Pakistan is 12.36, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Pakistan peaked at 12.36 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.24, in 2005.
Pakistan ranks 142nd 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.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.18 | — |
| 1981 | 8.33 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 7.8 | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 7.87 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 8.16 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 7.58 | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 8.29 | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 8.91 | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 8.1 | -9.0% |
| 1989 | 8.44 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 8.14 | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 7.48 | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 7.95 | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 7.84 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 7.8 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 8.1 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 8.45 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 7.79 | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 7.84 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 8.05 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 7.5 | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 7.48 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.61 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 7.99 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 7.62 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 7.24 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 7.42 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 7.64 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 7.99 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 8.03 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 8.98 | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 8.51 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 9.06 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 10 | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 8.99 | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 11.11 | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 11.15 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 11.45 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 10.4 | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 9.87 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 11.01 | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 11.31 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 11.66 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 12.36 | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.17 | 7.58 | 8.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.94 | 7.48 | 8.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.65 | 7.24 | 8.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.95 | 8.51 | 11.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.58 | 11.01 | 12.36 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More poverty & inequality data for Pakistan
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.6 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,634 (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 4.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.36 (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 5.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.536 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 7.95 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Pakistan?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Pakistan was 12.36 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.36 in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.24 in 2005.
- How does Pakistan rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Pakistan ranks 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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