Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 19.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1985–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 19.3% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in 2023.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 21.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1985.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 98th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 13.9% | — |
| 1986 | 15.0% | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 16.5% | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 15.9% | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 16.8% | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 15.4% | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 16.0% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 15.8% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 16.6% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 17.5% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | +33.6% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.6% | 13.9% | 16.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 15.4% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 15.7% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 16.3% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.4% | 19.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 95 Eritrea 19.5% compare
- 96 Senegal 19.4% compare
- 97 Saint Lucia 19.4% compare
- 99 Chile 18.9% compare
- 100 Cape Verde 18.8% compare
- 101 Uzbekistan 18.8% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.33 (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 4.78 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 39.9% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1072 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1072 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.136 (2023)
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 541.26 (2023)
- Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.001 (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 19.3% 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1985.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 98th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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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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.