Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Yemen
Yemen: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 7.0% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Yemen, 1990–2012
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2012, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Yemen stood at 7.0%.
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 revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Yemen peaked at 8.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2011.
That places Yemen 172nd out of 187 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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.8% | — |
| 1991 | 7.6% | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 7.6% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | -19.7% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | +22.5% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 7.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +30.6% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 7.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.5%, 74% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 7.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.0%, 88% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 6.0% | 7.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.8% | 8.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 7.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 169 Bangladesh 7.3% compare
- 170 Central African Republic 7.2% compare
- 171 Nigeria 7.2% compare
- 173 Afghanistan 6.8% compare
- 174 Palestine 6.6% compare
- 175 Myanmar 6.4% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Yemen
- 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 (2018)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.59 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 801.1 kg per hectare (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Yemen?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Yemen was 7.0% in 2012, 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2011.
- How does Yemen rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Yemen ranks 172nd out of 187 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp 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 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.