Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 11.9% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Turkmenistan, 1994–2008
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 Turkmenistan is 11.9%, measured in 2008.
That represents a change of up 22.3% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Turkmenistan peaked at 13.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1996.
Turkmenistan ranks 146th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 8.7% | — |
| 1995 | 10.6% | +21.8% |
| 1996 | 8.4% | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 12.2% | +44.3% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 10.0% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | +32.1% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -19.4% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 8.4% | 12.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.7% | 13.2% | 9 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Turkmenistan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,834 kg per hectare (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 -3.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.92 (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 22.3 % change on previous year (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Turkmenistan?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Turkmenistan was 11.9% 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1996.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Turkmenistan ranks 146th out of 187 countries with data for 2008.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.