Tax revenues vs income inequality in Yemen
Yemen: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 7.04 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Latest (2012)
7.04
Change on year
up 30.6%
World rank
171st
of 186 countries
All-time high
7.96
in 2009
All-time low
5.39
in 2011
Years of data
18
1990–2012
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Yemen, 1990–2012
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2012, tax revenues vs income inequality in Yemen stood at 7.04.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Yemen peaked at 7.96 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.39, in 2011.
That places Yemen 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.79 | — |
| 1991 | 7.55 | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 7.6 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 7.51 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 6.03 | -19.7% |
| 1995 | 7.39 | +22.5% |
| 1996 | 7.93 | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 7.87 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 7.08 | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 7.29 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 7.32 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 7.07 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 7.31 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 6.83 | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 7.96 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 6.63 | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 5.39 | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 7.04 | +30.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.33 | 6.03 | 7.93 | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.27 | 6.83 | 7.96 | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.35 | 5.39 | 7.04 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 168 Bangladesh 7.29 compare
- 169 Central African Republic 7.19 compare
- 170 Nigeria 7.17 compare
- 172 Afghanistan 6.76 compare
- 173 Palestine 6.65 compare
- 174 Myanmar 6.44 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Yemen
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.59 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 801.1 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.04 (2012)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2012)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 30.64 % change on previous year (2012)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.838 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 52.79 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Yemen?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Yemen was 7.04 in 2012, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 7.96 in 2009.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.39 in 2011.
- How does Yemen rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Yemen ranks 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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