Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 19.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Tajikistan, 1995–2022
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 Tajikistan is 19.7%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Tajikistan peaked at 22.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1995.
Tajikistan ranks 94th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.0% | — |
| 1996 | 11.7% | +29.7% |
| 1997 | 11.8% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 9.0% | 12.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 12.9% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 18.0% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 18.3% | 20.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 91 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 20.2% compare
- 92 United Arab Emirates 20.0% compare
- 93 Trinidad and Tobago 19.9% compare
- 95 Eritrea 19.5% compare
- 96 Senegal 19.4% compare
- 97 Saint Lucia 19.4% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Tajikistan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 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 3.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,124 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 10.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.74 (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 -1.4 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Tajikistan?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Tajikistan was 19.7% in 2022, 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1995.
- How does Tajikistan rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Tajikistan ranks 94th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.