Tax revenues vs income inequality in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 14.89 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Zimbabwe, 1990–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality in Zimbabwe is 14.89, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Zimbabwe peaked at 27.18 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 10.64, in 2019.
That places Zimbabwe 126th out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.01 | 20.38 | 27.18 | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.8 | 10.64 | 15.56 | 4 |
| 2020s | 13.84 | 12.8 | 14.89 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More poverty & inequality data for Zimbabwe
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.72 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 743.9 (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 -22.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.89 (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 16.3 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.519 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 29.59 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Zimbabwe?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Zimbabwe was 14.89 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 27.18 in 1997.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.64 in 2019.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Zimbabwe ranks 126th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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