Tax revenues vs income inequality in Suriname
Suriname: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 18.61 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
18.61
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
102nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
21.87
in 2001
All-time low
4.22
in 1993
Years of data
32
1991–2022
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Suriname, 1991–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 18.61 for tax revenues vs income inequality in 2022.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Suriname peaked at 21.87 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.22, in 1993.
That places Suriname 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.43 | — |
| 1992 | 9.19 | -26.0% |
| 1993 | 4.22 | -54.1% |
| 1994 | 9.2 | +118.2% |
| 1995 | 13.1 | +42.4% |
| 1996 | 15.02 | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 14.05 | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 16.6 | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 13.82 | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 15.17 | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 21.87 | +44.1% |
| 2002 | 15.76 | -27.9% |
| 2003 | 16.41 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 16.31 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 16.03 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 16.67 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 18.31 | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 16.85 | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 14.26 | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 14.66 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 17.23 | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 17.72 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 18.33 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 16.51 | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 16.48 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.52 | -24.0% |
| 2017 | 13.18 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 13.89 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 14.87 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 13.26 | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 18.26 | +37.7% |
| 2022 | 18.61 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.96 | 4.22 | 16.6 | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.77 | 14.26 | 21.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.54 | 12.52 | 18.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.71 | 13.26 | 18.61 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 99 Chile 18.88 compare
- 100 Cape Verde 18.84 compare
- 101 Uzbekistan 18.83 compare
- 103 Aruba 18.53 compare
- 104 Burkina Faso 18.4 compare
- 105 Kiribati 18.32 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Suriname
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.25 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,079 (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 8.39 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.61 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.391 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 18.47 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Suriname?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Suriname was 18.61 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 21.87 in 2001.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.22 in 1993.
- How does Suriname rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Suriname ranks 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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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