Tax revenues vs income inequality in Somalia

Somalia: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 2.06 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.06
Change on year
up 15.9%
World rank
184th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.94
in 2018
All-time low
1.22
in 2013
Years of data
11
2013–2023

Tax revenues vs income inequality in Somalia, 2013–2023

01232013201820232013: 1.22014: 1.22015: 1.32016: 2.12017: 2.52018: 2.92019: 1.82020: 1.62021: 1.72022: 1.82023: 2.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 2.06 for tax revenues vs income inequality in 2023.

That represents a change of up 15.9% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Somalia peaked at 2.94 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.22, in 2013.

Somalia ranks 184th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Tax revenues vs income inequality in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenues vs income inequality in Somalia, 2013 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2013 1.22
2014 1.24 +2.0%
2015 1.35 +8.7%
2016 2.11 +56.5%
2017 2.48 +17.7%
2018 2.94 +18.4%
2019 1.79 -39.2%
2020 1.62 -9.6%
2021 1.72 +6.2%
2022 1.78 +3.7%
2023 2.06 +15.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.88 1.22 2.94 7
2020s 1.79 1.62 2.06 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 181 Haiti 4 compare
  2. 182 Sudan 3.08 compare
  3. 183 Bahrain 2.82 compare
  4. 185 Kuwait 1.19 compare
  5. 186 Libya 1.03

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Somalia?
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Somalia was 2.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 2.94 in 2018.
What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.22 in 2013.
How does Somalia rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
Somalia ranks 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia 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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Indicator
Tax revenues vs income inequality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 6,284 data points, 1980–2023
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