Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Czechia
Czechia: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 10.35 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
10.35
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
92nd
of 113 countries
All-time high
13.73
in 2008
All-time low
2.51
in 1985
Years of data
33
1980–2022
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Czechia, 1980–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 10.35 for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in 2022.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Czechia peaked at 13.73 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.51, in 1985.
That places Czechia 92nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.56 | — |
| 1981 | 2.53 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 2.51 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 3.85 | +53.4% |
| 1990 | 4.75 | +23.4% |
| 1993 | 10.56 | +122.3% |
| 1994 | 11.44 | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 10.99 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 11.11 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 10.28 | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 11.56 | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 11.32 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 11.19 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 11.37 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 10.74 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 11.69 | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 10.69 | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 11.45 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 13.73 | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 11.54 | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 10.87 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 10.39 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 11.26 | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 10.55 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 10.74 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 11.39 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 10.93 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 10.88 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 10.32 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 10.36 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 10.36 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.23 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 10.35 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.86 | 2.51 | 3.85 | 4 |
| 1990s | 10.25 | 4.75 | 11.56 | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.55 | 10.69 | 13.73 | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.77 | 10.32 | 11.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.31 | 10.23 | 10.36 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 89 Switzerland 10.58 compare
- 90 Ethiopia 10.46 compare
- 91 Portugal 10.37 compare
- 93 Finland 9.97 compare
- 93 Mauritania 9.97 compare
- 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.86 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Czechia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.45 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,070 (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 2.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.7 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 33.7 (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 1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.088 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Czechia?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Czechia was 10.35 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.73 in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 in 1985.
- How does Czechia rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Czechia ranks 92nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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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