Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Canada
Canada: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 12.06 in 2022. β² Rising
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Canada, 1920β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Canada stood at 12.06.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Canada peaked at 14.21 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.46, in 1972.
That places Canada 81st out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 10.41 | 10.41 | 10.41 | 1 |
| 1930s | 11.78 | 11.78 | 11.78 | 1 |
| 1940s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| 1950s | 7.22 | 6.93 | 7.85 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.78 | 6.48 | 7.27 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.76 | 6.46 | 7.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.87 | 7.01 | 9.48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.13 | 9.15 | 11.83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.26 | 11.86 | 14.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.21 | 9.9 | 12.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.42 | 10.59 | 12.06 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More poverty & inequality data for Canada
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.35 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,695 (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 -9.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.78 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 34.78 (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 2.8 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.052 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Canada?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Canada was 12.06 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 14.21 in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.46 in 1972.
- How does Canada rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Canada ranks 81st out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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