Income share held by highest 10% in Estonia
Estonia: Income share held by highest 10% was 23.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income share held by highest 10% in Estonia, 1993–2023
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by highest 10% in Estonia is 23.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Estonia peaked at 31.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2018.
Estonia ranks 99th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Income share held by highest 10% in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 31.3% | — |
| 1995 | 22.7% | -27.5% |
| 1998 | 29.8% | +31.3% |
| 2000 | 27.6% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 25.9% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | -2.9% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 23.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.0%, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 23.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.2%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share held by highest 10% in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +31.3% | 22.7% | 29.8% |
| 1995 | -27.5% | 31.3% | 22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.9% | 22.7% | 31.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 24.0% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 22.4% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 23.5% | 24.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More poverty & inequality data for Estonia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,410 kg per hectare (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 -19.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.51 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Estonia?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Estonia was 23.7% in 2023, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2018.
- How does Estonia rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Estonia ranks 99th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by highest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.