Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Syria
Syria: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 10.5% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Syria, 1981–2008
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Syria is 10.5%, measured in 2008.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Syria peaked at 18.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1981.
That places Syria 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 10.0% | — |
| 1982 | 12.3% | +23.2% |
| 1983 | 12.0% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 15.7% | +31.4% |
| 1988 | 15.4% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 18.0% | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 17.3% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 14.7% | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 18.5% | +25.8% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.9% | 10.0% | 18.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 16.1% | 14.7% | 17.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 10.5% | 18.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 153 Djibouti 11.3% compare
- 154 Equatorial Guinea 11.3% compare
- 155 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.6% compare
- 157 Madagascar 10.4% compare
- 158 Guyana 10.3% compare
- 159 Indonesia 10.3% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Syria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,607 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -11.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.54 (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -24.99 % change on previous year (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Syria?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Syria was 10.5% in 2008, 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1981.
- How does Syria rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Syria ranks 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2008.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.