Tax revenues vs income inequality in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 6.33 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.33
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
175th
of 186 countries
All-time high
7.76
in 2019
All-time low
1.13
in 1986
Years of data
42
1981–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Sierra Leone, 1981–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality in Sierra Leone stood at 6.33.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Sierra Leone peaked at 7.76 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.13, in 1986.
Sierra Leone ranks 175th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5.94 | — |
| 1982 | 4.31 | -27.5% |
| 1983 | 2.69 | -37.7% |
| 1984 | 2.34 | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 1.8 | -22.9% |
| 1986 | 1.13 | -37.6% |
| 1987 | 2.22 | +97.2% |
| 1988 | 1.91 | -13.8% |
| 1989 | 1.96 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 3.45 | +75.7% |
| 1991 | 3.32 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 4.36 | +31.4% |
| 1993 | 5.18 | +18.8% |
| 1994 | 5.25 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 3.93 | -25.1% |
| 1996 | 4.29 | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 3.1 | -27.7% |
| 1999 | 3.01 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 4.67 | +55.1% |
| 2001 | 5.88 | +25.8% |
| 2002 | 5.6 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 5.42 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 5.49 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 4.93 | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 5.1 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 4.96 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 5.04 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 5.14 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 5.57 | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 6.63 | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 7.08 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 7.23 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 7.04 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 6.32 | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 7.15 | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 7.06 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.51 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 7.76 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 7.02 | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 7.45 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 5.92 | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 6.33 | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7 | 1.13 | 5.94 | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.99 | 3.01 | 5.25 | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.22 | 4.67 | 5.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.94 | 5.57 | 7.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.68 | 5.92 | 7.45 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 172 Afghanistan 6.76 compare
- 173 Palestine, State of 6.65 compare
- 174 Myanmar 6.44 compare
- 176 Lebanon 5.78 compare
- 177 Chad 5.67 compare
- 178 Brunei Darussalam 5.61 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Sierra Leone
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.79 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,470 (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 -25.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.33 (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 6.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.566 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 6.6 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Sierra Leone?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Sierra Leone was 6.33 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7.76 in 2019.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 in 1986.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Sierra Leone ranks 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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