Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Ukraine
Ukraine: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 31.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Ukraine, 1995–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Ukraine stood at 31.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Ukraine peaked at 37.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2000.
Ukraine ranks 36th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31.6% | — |
| 1996 | 33.5% | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 34.4% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 32.3% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 28.9% | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 27.2% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 29.3% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 31.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 35.5% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 34.5% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | -1.6% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 31.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.9%, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 31.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.9%, 92% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.1% | 28.9% | 34.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 27.2% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 30.9% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 31.4% | 32.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More poverty & inequality data for Ukraine
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 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 0.977 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,148 kg per hectare (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 -7.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 31.4 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Ukraine?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Ukraine was 31.4% in 2023, 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2000.
- How does Ukraine rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Ukraine ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.