Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Israel
Israel: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 16.91 in 2016. ▬ Flat
Latest (2016)
16.91
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
38th
of 113 countries
All-time high
20.44
in 2010
All-time low
16.91
in 2016
Years of data
11
1979–2016
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Israel, 1979–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2016, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Israel stood at 16.91. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Israel peaked at 20.44 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.91, in 2016.
Israel ranks 38th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 18.35 | — |
| 1986 | 17.39 | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 18.83 | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 18.91 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 19.38 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 19.65 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 19.77 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 20.44 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 19.56 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 17.74 | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 16.91 | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.35 | 18.35 | 18.35 | 1 |
| 1980s | 17.39 | 17.39 | 17.39 | 1 |
| 1990s | 18.87 | 18.83 | 18.91 | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.6 | 19.38 | 19.77 | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.66 | 16.91 | 20.44 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More poverty & inequality data for Israel
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.83 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,551 (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 38.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.81 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 29.81 (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 -9.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.08 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Israel?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Israel was 16.91 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 20.44 in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.91 in 2016.
- How does Israel rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Israel ranks 38th out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Israel 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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