Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Iraq
Iraq: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 44.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Iraq, 2007–2024
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 Iraq stood at 44.6%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 182.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Iraq peaked at 44.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2013.
Iraq ranks 1st of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 24.4% | — |
| 2012 | 21.1% | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | -25.2% |
| 2022 | 38.1% | +141.1% |
| 2024 | 44.6% | +17.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 44.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 2.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 44.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.8%, 2.5× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.4% | 24.4% | 24.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 15.8% | 21.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 38.1% | 44.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More poverty & inequality data for Iraq
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 3.25 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,749 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 -7.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.558 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Iraq?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Iraq was 44.6% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2013.
- How does Iraq rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Iraq ranks 1st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 182.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.