Tax revenues vs income inequality in Zambia
Zambia: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 16.23 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
16.23
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
119th
of 186 countries
All-time high
22.82
in 1980
All-time low
12.49
in 2009
Years of data
42
1980–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Zambia, 1980–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality in Zambia is 16.23, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Zambia peaked at 22.82 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 12.49, in 2009.
Zambia ranks 119th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.82 | — |
| 1981 | 18.32 | -19.7% |
| 1982 | 18.61 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 18.92 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 21.42 | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 17.31 | -19.2% |
| 1986 | 19.6 | +13.2% |
| 1987 | 17.72 | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 13.72 | -22.5% |
| 1989 | 16.37 | +19.3% |
| 1990 | 18.21 | +11.2% |
| 1991 | 16.72 | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 16.05 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 14.04 | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 17.11 | +21.9% |
| 1995 | 16.59 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 17.29 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 17.09 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 16.61 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 15.86 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 17.24 | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 16.56 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 15.44 | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 15.28 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 15.29 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 14.82 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 13.74 | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 14.55 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 14.39 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 12.49 | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 13.49 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 15.8 | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 14.67 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 14.08 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 15.47 | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 14.42 | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 16.08 | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 16.11 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 15.68 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 16.09 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 16.09 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.23 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.48 | 13.72 | 22.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.56 | 14.04 | 18.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.98 | 12.49 | 17.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.01 | 13.49 | 16.11 | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.02 | 15.68 | 16.23 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More poverty & inequality data for Zambia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.1 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,344 (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 -4.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.23 (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 0.8488 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.524 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.2 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Zambia?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Zambia was 16.23 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.82 in 1980.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.49 in 2009.
- How does Zambia rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Zambia ranks 119th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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