Tax revenues as a share of GDP vs. income inequality, 2023

Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on ascale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.

Gini coefficient0.250.30.350.40.450.5Tax revenues (% of GDP)20%BrazilBrazilChinaChinaEcuadorEcuadorFinlandFinlandIndiaIndiaMexicoMexicoPakistanPakistanTogoTogoUkraineUkraineUnited StatesUnited StatesZimbabweZimbabweAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America1.4B1.4BCircles sized byPopulation(historical)

Data source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2023); World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – Learn more about this data

Note: Depending on the country and year, inequality data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, percapita.

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