Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 17.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Hong Kong, China, 1981–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Hong Kong, China stood at 17.8%.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Hong Kong, China peaked at 21.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1981.
Hong Kong, China ranks 34th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 13.2% | — |
| 1986 | 15.1% | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 16.7% | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 14.4% | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 16.2% | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | +33.7% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 13.2% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 14.4% | 16.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 16.2% | 21.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 17.8% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More poverty & inequality data for Hong Kong, China
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.717 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,059 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 0.4684 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.26 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.3% (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 -10.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0712 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Hong Kong, China?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Hong Kong, China was 17.8% in 2024, 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1981.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.