Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita was 22.5% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Marshall Islands, 1993–2008
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 22.5% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in 2008. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Marshall Islands peaked at 22.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1998.
That places Marshall Islands 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 19.8% | — |
| 1994 | 17.3% | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | +36.3% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 15.9% | 19.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 21.7% | 22.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More economy & growth data for Marshall Islands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6305 Percent per annum (2029)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -43.8% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 6,174 units per person (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.7273 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP per capita 6,174 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 36.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Marshall Islands?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Marshall Islands was 22.5% in 2008, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1998.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Marshall Islands ranks 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2008.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.