Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Estonia
Estonia: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 17.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Estonia, 1988–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Estonia stood at 17.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Estonia peaked at 19.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, 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.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 4.7% | — |
| 1993 | 14.5% | +209.2% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +25.1% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | -27.1% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +30.6% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +1.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 17.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 17.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.8%, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +209.2% | 4.7% | 14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 14.5% | 15.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 9.5% | 19.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.0% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 16.9% | 17.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More poverty & inequality data for Estonia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,410 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 -19.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.51 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Estonia?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Estonia was 17.3% in 2022, 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1988.
- How does Estonia rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Estonia ranks 37th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) 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 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.