Tax revenues vs income inequality in Tunisia
Tunisia: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 34.76 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Tunisia, 1983–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, tax revenues vs income inequality in Tunisia stood at 34.76. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Tunisia peaked at 34.76 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.55, in 1990.
That places Tunisia 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 23.69 | — |
| 1984 | 23.49 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 23.75 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 23.86 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 21.47 | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 21.09 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 21.49 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 20.55 | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 20.96 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 20.91 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 21.39 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 21.89 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 21.86 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 21.98 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 21.71 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 22.59 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 22.51 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 23.31 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 23.66 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 23.67 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 23.12 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 23 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 23.1 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 23.23 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 24.03 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 25.58 | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 25.51 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 25.92 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 27.74 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 27.71 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 28.33 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 29.29 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 28.52 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 27.91 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 29.22 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 29.94 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 32.08 | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 32.49 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 32.45 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 34.76 | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.69 | 21.09 | 23.86 | 7 |
| 1990s | 21.64 | 20.55 | 22.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.82 | 23 | 25.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.67 | 25.92 | 32.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.23 | 32.45 | 34.76 | 3 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Tunisia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.83 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,891 (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 45.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.76 (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 7.12 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.238 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.51 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Tunisia?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Tunisia was 34.76 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.76 in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.55 in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Tunisia ranks 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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