Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 18.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Uzbekistan, 1999–2023
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 Uzbekistan stood at 18.8%.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Uzbekistan peaked at 28.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2017.
Uzbekistan ranks 101st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28.6% | — |
| 2000 | 26.8% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 24.4% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.6% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 21.6% | 26.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 17.9% | 23.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 18.8% | 20.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
- 98 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.3% compare
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- 100 Cape Verde 18.8% compare
- 102 Suriname 18.6% compare
- 103 Aruba 18.5% compare
- 104 Burkina Faso 18.4% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Uzbekistan
- 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 3.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,344 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 6.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.83 (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 -2.86 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Uzbekistan?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Uzbekistan was 18.8% 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2017.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Uzbekistan ranks 101st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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.