Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 13.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Tuvalu, 2006–2022
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 13.3% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Tuvalu peaked at 18.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2021.
That places Tuvalu 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 15.9% | — |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +24.1% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +3.8% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 13.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.9%, 61% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 13.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.1%, 73% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 15.6% | 18.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 14.8% | 18.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.8% | 15.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More poverty & inequality data for Tuvalu
- 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 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.26 (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 3.84 % change on previous year (2022)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year (2020)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1408 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1408 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Tuvalu?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Tuvalu was 13.3% 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2021.
- How does Tuvalu rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Tuvalu ranks 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.