Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Iraq
Iraq: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 44.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
44.6
Change on year
up 17.1%
World rank
1st
of 113 countries
All-time high
44.6
in 2024
All-time low
15.8
in 2013
Years of data
5
2007–2024
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Iraq, 2007–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid 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, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid 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%.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 24.41 | — |
| 2012 | 21.13 | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 15.8 | -25.2% |
| 2022 | 38.1 | +141.1% |
| 2024 | 44.6 | +17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.41 | 24.41 | 24.41 | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.46 | 15.8 | 21.13 | 2 |
| 2020s | 41.35 | 38.1 | 44.6 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More poverty & inequality data for Iraq
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.25 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,749 (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)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.558 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.32 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1138 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1138 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1279 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Iraq?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Iraq was 44.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8 in 2013.
- How does Iraq rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Iraq ranks 1st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid 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 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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