Tax revenues vs income inequality in Peru
Peru: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 16.91 in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
16.91
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
117th
of 186 countries
All-time high
18.45
in 1980
All-time low
11.03
in 1990
Years of data
40
1980β2022
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Peru, 1980β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 16.91 for tax revenues vs income inequality in 2022.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Peru peaked at 18.45 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 11.03, in 1990.
Peru ranks 117th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.84 | 12.22 | 18.45 | 7 |
| 1990s | 13.68 | 11.03 | 16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.51 | 12.86 | 16.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.04 | 12.8 | 16.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.24 | 12.93 | 16.91 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More poverty & inequality data for Peru
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.98 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,851 (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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.91 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.34 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.17 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Peru?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Peru was 16.91 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 18.45 in 1980.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.03 in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Peru ranks 117th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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