Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Korea
Korea: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 14.11 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Korea, 1982–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Korea recorded 14.11 for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Korea peaked at 17.01 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.62, in 1996.
That places Korea 61st out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 7.64 | — |
| 1991 | 8.36 | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 5.62 | -32.8% |
| 2000 | 6.71 | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 13.67 | +103.7% |
| 2008 | 14.39 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 14.85 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 16.81 | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 17.01 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 16.95 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 13.77 | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 14.78 | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 15.85 | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 15.88 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 16.39 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 15.7 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 13.4 | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 13.43 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 13.98 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 14.11 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.64 | 7.64 | 7.64 | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.99 | 5.62 | 8.36 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.4 | 6.71 | 14.85 | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.65 | 13.4 | 17.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.84 | 13.43 | 14.11 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More poverty & inequality data for Korea
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 0.72 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,615 (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 0.0454 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.87 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 26.87 (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 -9.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.038 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Korea?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Korea was 14.11 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.01 in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.62 in 1996.
- How does Korea rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Korea ranks 61st out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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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