Tax revenues vs income inequality in Senegal
Senegal: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 19.39 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
19.39
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
96th
of 186 countries
All-time high
19.39
in 2023
All-time low
10.11
in 1989
Years of data
44
1980–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Senegal, 1980–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality in Senegal is 19.39, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Senegal peaked at 19.39 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.11, in 1989.
Senegal ranks 96th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.09 | — |
| 1981 | 10.58 | -24.9% |
| 1982 | 11.04 | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 12.57 | +13.8% |
| 1984 | 12.12 | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 11.54 | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 10.3 | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 10.45 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 11.18 | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 10.11 | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 11.36 | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 12.3 | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 13.42 | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 11.09 | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 10.16 | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 10.98 | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 12.08 | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 11.71 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 11.66 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 12.1 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 12.58 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 12.1 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 12.94 | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 13.31 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 13.9 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 14.66 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 15.09 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 15.55 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 14.46 | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 14.28 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 14.98 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 15.33 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 15.07 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 14.37 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 15.17 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 15.29 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 15.88 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 15.13 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 15.37 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 17.52 | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 17.43 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 17.76 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 18.86 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 19.39 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.4 | 10.11 | 14.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.69 | 10.16 | 13.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.89 | 12.1 | 15.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.41 | 14.37 | 17.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.36 | 17.43 | 19.39 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 93 Trinidad and Tobago 19.85 compare
- 94 Tajikistan 19.74 compare
- 95 Eritrea 19.53 compare
- 97 Saint Lucia 19.37 compare
- 98 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.33 compare
- 99 Chile 18.88 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Senegal
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.82 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,192 (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 13.47 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.39 (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 2.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.49 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 15.31 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Senegal?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Senegal was 19.39 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 19.39 in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.11 in 1989.
- How does Senegal rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Senegal ranks 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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