Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Botswana
Botswana: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 23.28 in 2015. βΌ Falling
Latest (2015)
23.28
World rank
7th
of 113 countries
All-time high
37.7
in 1993
All-time low
23.28
in 2015
Years of data
5
1985β2015
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Botswana, 1985β2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Botswana stood at 23.28. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Botswana peaked at 37.7 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 23.28, in 2015.
Botswana ranks 7th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.36 | 24.36 | 24.36 | 1 |
| 1990s | 37.7 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.54 | 25.64 | 27.44 | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.28 | 23.28 | 23.28 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More poverty & inequality data for Botswana
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.73 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 900.4 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 22.79 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.49 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 35.95 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1469 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1469 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Botswana?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Botswana was 23.28 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7 in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.28 in 2015.
- How does Botswana rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Botswana ranks 7th out of 113 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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