Tax revenues vs income inequality in Tonga
Tonga: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 22.19 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
22.19
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
75th
of 186 countries
All-time high
24.2
in 2018
All-time low
12.86
in 1992
Years of data
43
1981–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Tonga, 1981–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 22.19 for tax revenues vs income inequality in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Tonga peaked at 24.2 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.86, in 1992.
Tonga ranks 75th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.12 | 13.19 | 15.38 | 9 |
| 1990s | 14.88 | 12.86 | 16.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.84 | 15.42 | 21.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.24 | 16.41 | 24.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.07 | 22.19 | 23.49 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 72 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 22.52 compare
- 73 Azerbaijan 22.5 compare
- 74 Dominica 22.26 compare
- 76 China (People’s Republic of) 22.1 compare
- 77 Ireland 21.9 compare
- 78 Belize 21.74 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Tonga
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.13 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.444 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1077 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1077 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1324 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2074 (2023)
- Population living in slums 0.3% (2022)
- Inequality adjusted human development index 0.682 (2023)
- Inequality adjusted hdi vs human development index 0.682 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Tonga?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Tonga was 22.19 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2 in 2018.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.86 in 1992.
- How does Tonga rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Tonga ranks 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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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