Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 15.65 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1986–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 15.65 for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in 2022.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 23.05 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 14.07, in 2016.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 49th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 23.05 | — |
| 1990 | 20.3 | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 20.23 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 19.22 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 20.44 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 20.36 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 18.28 | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 18.77 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 19.34 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 18.97 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 19.32 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 19.38 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 20.83 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 17.83 | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 16.45 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 17.48 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 15.03 | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 18.41 | +22.5% |
| 2013 | 15.69 | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 16.9 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 15.31 | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 14.07 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 15.12 | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 15.9 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 15.3 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 14.5 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 15.24 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 15.65 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.05 | 23.05 | 23.05 | 1 |
| 1990s | 20.05 | 19.22 | 20.44 | 4 |
| 2000s | 18.95 | 16.45 | 20.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.92 | 14.07 | 18.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.13 | 14.5 | 15.65 | 3 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.7 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,420 (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 4.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.482 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 29.36 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0873 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0873 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1072 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 15.65 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 23.05 in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.07 in 2016.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 49th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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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