Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Estonia
Estonia: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 17.31 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Estonia, 1988–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Estonia stood at 17.31.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Estonia peaked at 19.25 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.68, in 1988.
That places Estonia 37th 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 25 years of available data.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 4.68 | — |
| 1993 | 14.47 | +209.2% |
| 1998 | 15.48 | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 14.6 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 16.37 | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 16.07 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 15.39 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 19.25 | +25.1% |
| 2006 | 15.52 | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 15.56 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 13.07 | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 9.53 | -27.1% |
| 2010 | 11.01 | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 12.72 | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 14.2 | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 12.92 | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 13.1 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 11.23 | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 11.36 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 12.53 | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 12.96 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 16.92 | +30.6% |
| 2020 | 16.92 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.09 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 17.31 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.68 | 4.68 | 4.68 | 1 |
| 1990s | 14.98 | 14.47 | 15.48 | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.04 | 9.53 | 19.25 | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.89 | 11.01 | 16.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.11 | 16.92 | 17.31 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More poverty & inequality data for Estonia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.35 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,410 (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 -19.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.51 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 33.51 (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 2.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.061 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Estonia?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Estonia was 17.31 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.25 in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.68 in 1988.
- How does Estonia rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Estonia ranks 37th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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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