Tax revenues vs income inequality in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 8.71 in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2016)
8.71
Change on year
up 16.0%
World rank
163rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
51.75
in 2005
All-time low
4.65
in 2001
Years of data
7
2001–2016
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Timor-Leste, 2001–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2016, tax revenues vs income inequality in Timor-Leste stood at 8.71.
That represents a change of up 16.0% on the previous year and down 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Timor-Leste peaked at 51.75 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.65, in 2001.
That places Timor-Leste 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.65 | — |
| 2002 | 5.23 | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 10.82 | +106.7% |
| 2004 | 14.24 | +31.7% |
| 2005 | 51.75 | +263.4% |
| 2015 | 7.51 | -85.5% |
| 2016 | 8.71 | +16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.34 | 4.65 | 51.75 | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.11 | 7.51 | 8.71 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 160 Gambia 9.46 compare
- 161 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.33 compare
- 162 Guinea-Bissau 9.17 compare
- 164 Comoros 8.19 compare
- 165 Niger 8.05 compare
- 166 Saudi Arabia 7.99 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Timor-Leste
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.71 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,129 (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 9.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 8.71 (2016)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 15.99 % change on previous year (2016)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.394 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1491 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Timor-Leste?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Timor-Leste was 8.71 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 51.75 in 2005.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.65 in 2001.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Timor-Leste ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2016.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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