Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 21.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Solomon Islands, 1981–2023
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 Solomon Islands stood at 21.6%.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Solomon Islands peaked at 26.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2002.
Solomon Islands ranks 79th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 14.3% | — |
| 1982 | 15.7% | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 13.9% | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 19.0% | +36.8% |
| 1985 | 19.4% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 20.2% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 20.9% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 22.0% | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 25.2% | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 20.3% | -19.4% |
| 1991 | 19.5% | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 21.3% | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 18.7% | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 17.9% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | -39.8% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +23.6% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +3.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 21.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 21.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.1%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.0% | 13.9% | 25.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 16.9% | 21.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 10.1% | 22.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 22.2% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 21.0% | 21.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More poverty & inequality data for Solomon Islands
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 3.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,900 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 0.0737 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.61 (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 3 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Solomon Islands?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Solomon Islands was 21.6% 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2002.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Solomon Islands ranks 79th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.