Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Greece
Greece: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 11.84 in 2022. β² Rising
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Greece, 1967β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Greece stood at 11.84.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Greece peaked at 12.87 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.28, in 2011.
That places Greece 82nd 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 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.42 | 10.22 | 10.61 | 3 |
| 1970s | 10.14 | 9.94 | 10.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.32 | 8.92 | 10.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.29 | 9.14 | 12.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.88 | 8.46 | 12.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.29 | 7.28 | 12.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.32 | 10.84 | 11.84 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 79 France 12.1 compare
- 80 New Zealand 12.08 compare
- 81 Canada 12.06 compare
- 82 Hungary 11.84 compare
- 84 Republic of Moldova 11.79 compare
- 85 Guinea-Bissau 11.03 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Greece
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.33 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,053 (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 -2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 39.78 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 39.78 (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 -3.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.103 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Greece?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Greece was 11.84 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 12.87 in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.28 in 2011.
- How does Greece rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Greece ranks 82nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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