Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 18.2% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Cambodia, 2010–2014
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Cambodia stood at 18.2%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and down 34.2% over five years.
That places Cambodia 29th out of 113 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.7% | — |
| 2011 | 19.4% | -30.0% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | -12.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 18.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 18.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.1%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More poverty & inequality data for Cambodia
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.58 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,722 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 1.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.95 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -11.57 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.506 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Cambodia?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Cambodia was 18.2% in 2014, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2014.
- How does Cambodia rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Cambodia ranks 29th out of 113 countries with data for 2014.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.