Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 11.02 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
11.02
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
86th
of 113 countries
All-time high
18.53
in 2005
All-time low
10.1
in 2019
Years of data
26
1985–2022
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Luxembourg, 1985–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Luxembourg stood at 11.02.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Luxembourg peaked at 18.53 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.1, in 2019.
Luxembourg ranks 86th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 13.03 | — |
| 1991 | 13.45 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 13.47 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 15.09 | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 16.38 | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 14.34 | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 14.4 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 18.1 | +25.7% |
| 2005 | 18.53 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 15.52 | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 18.52 | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 17.37 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 14.05 | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 13.53 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 12.9 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 15.87 | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 13.55 | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 13.62 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 10.62 | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 12.1 | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 13.75 | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 12.52 | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 10.1 | -19.3% |
| 2020 | 10.1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.39 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 11.02 | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.03 | 13.03 | 13.03 | 1 |
| 1990s | 14 | 13.45 | 15.09 | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.36 | 14.05 | 18.53 | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.86 | 10.1 | 15.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5 | 10.1 | 11.02 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 84 Republic of Moldova 11.79 compare
- 85 Guinea-Bissau 11.03 compare
- 87 Australia 11 compare
- 88 Malta 10.94 compare
- 89 Switzerland 10.58 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Luxembourg
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.4 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,540 (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 -9.99 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 40.92 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 40.92 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
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- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.044 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Luxembourg?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Luxembourg was 11.02 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 18.53 in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1 in 2019.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Luxembourg ranks 86th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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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