Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Kenya
Kenya: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 16.11 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
16.11
World rank
44th
of 113 countries
All-time high
34.81
in 1992
All-time low
15.2
in 2015
Years of data
6
1992–2021
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Kenya, 1992–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Kenya stood at 16.11.
The figure is up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Kenya peaked at 34.81 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 15.2, in 2015.
Kenya ranks 44th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.28 | 18.98 | 34.81 | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.47 | 21.47 | 21.47 | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 1 |
| 2020s | 16.11 | 16.11 | 16.11 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More poverty & inequality data for Kenya
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 3 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.21 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,758 (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 18.96 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.07 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 16.07 (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 14.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.526 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Kenya?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Kenya was 16.11 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 34.81 in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2 in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Kenya ranks 44th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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