Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 19.88 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Lebanon, 2006–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Lebanon is 19.88, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Lebanon peaked at 22.09 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 19.88, in 2024.
Lebanon ranks 20th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 20.35 | — |
| 2007 | 22.09 | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 22.04 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 20.57 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 21.04 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 21.51 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 21.85 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 21.15 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 21.4 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 19.88 | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.26 | 20.35 | 22.09 | 4 |
| 2010s | 21.39 | 21.04 | 21.85 | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.88 | 19.88 | 19.88 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 17 Sri Lanka 20.47 compare
- 18 Costa Rica 20.32 compare
- 19 Russian Federation 20 compare
- 21 Thailand 19.83 compare
- 22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19.71 compare
- 23 Taiwan, China 19.33 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Lebanon
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.24 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,415 (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 0.0331 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 5.78 (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 5.78 (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -47.53 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.36 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Lebanon?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Lebanon was 19.88 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 22.09 in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.88 in 2024.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Lebanon ranks 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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