Tax revenue in Kiribati

Kiribati: Tax revenue was 17.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17.5%
Change on year
down 13.1%
World rank
73rd
of 157 countries
All-time high
22.3%
in 2019
All-time low
15.9%
in 2014
Years of data
13
2011–2023

Tax revenue in Kiribati, 2011–2023

051015202011201720232011: 16.3 % of GDP2012: 16.8 % of GDP2013: 16.6 % of GDP2014: 15.9 % of GDP2015: 19.7 % of GDP2016: 21.5 % of GDP2017: 18.4 % of GDP2018: 17.9 % of GDP2019: 22.3 % of GDP2020: 21.5 % of GDP2021: 21.8 % of GDP2022: 20.2 % of GDP2023: 17.5 % of GDP

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

In 2023, tax revenue in Kiribati stood at 17.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue in Kiribati peaked at 22.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2014.

Kiribati ranks 73rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Tax revenue in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Kiribati, 2011 to 2023.
Year % of GDP Change
2011 16.3%
2012 16.8% +3.0%
2013 16.6% -1.7%
2014 15.9% -3.8%
2015 19.7% +23.9%
2016 21.5% +9.1%
2017 18.4% -14.3%
2018 17.9% -3.0%
2019 22.3% +24.7%
2020 21.5% -3.5%
2021 21.8% +1.4%
2022 20.2% -7.6%
2023 17.5% -13.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 18.4% 15.9% 22.3% 9
2020s 20.3% 17.5% 21.8% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue in Kiribati?
Tax revenue in Kiribati was 17.5% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2014.
How does Kiribati rank for tax revenue?
Kiribati ranks 73rd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
Is tax revenue rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
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Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.