Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Colombia
Colombia: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 26.96 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
26.96
Change on year
up 28.9%
World rank
3rd
of 113 countries
All-time high
27.59
in 2011
All-time low
20.66
in 2020
Years of data
17
2003–2022
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Colombia, 2003–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Colombia stood at 26.96.
That represents a change of up 28.9% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Colombia peaked at 27.59 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.66, in 2020.
Colombia ranks 3rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23.85 | — |
| 2004 | 25.83 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 24.86 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 26.11 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 26.48 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 27.59 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 24.1 | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 24.35 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 24.45 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 21.9 | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 22.74 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 22.38 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 22.7 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 22.44 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 20.66 | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 20.91 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 26.96 | +28.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.16 | 23.85 | 26.11 | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.91 | 21.9 | 27.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.84 | 20.66 | 26.96 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More poverty & inequality data for Colombia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.65 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,422 (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 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.22 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 25.22 (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 14.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.393 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Colombia?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Colombia was 26.96 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.59 in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.66 in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Colombia ranks 3rd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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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