Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Russia
Russia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 30.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Russia, 2000–2023
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 Russia stood at 30.5%.
That represents a change of up 21.9% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Russia peaked at 35.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2022.
Russia ranks 39th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Russia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.9% | — |
| 2001 | 32.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | +21.9% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 30.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.8%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Russia's 30.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.9%, 90% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.5% | 29.7% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 29.7% | 32.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 25.0% | 30.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More poverty & inequality data for Russia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 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 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,167 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 -7.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.47 (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 21.89 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Russia?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Russia was 30.5% 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2022.
- How does Russia rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Russia ranks 39th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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.