Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%) was 19.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Kiribati, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Kiribati stood at 19.4%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Kiribati peaked at 32.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2023.
That places Kiribati 179th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.2% | — |
| 2011 | 25.6% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | -19.8% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | -15.4% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 19.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.5%, 34% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 19.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 58.8%, 33% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.3% | 24.3% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 19.4% | 27.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More infrastructure data for Kiribati
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 72,000 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0104 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -17.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 14 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5352 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Kiribati?
- Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Kiribati was 19.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2023.
- How does Kiribati rank for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes?
- Kiribati ranks 179th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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