Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 7.04 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Netherlands, 1981–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Netherlands stood at 7.04.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Netherlands peaked at 7.87 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.75, in 1993.
Netherlands ranks 113th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6.22 | — |
| 1983 | 6.24 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 6.25 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 6.17 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 5.95 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 5.95 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.75 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 5.81 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 5.91 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 5.94 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 6.08 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 5.94 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 6.03 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 6.28 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 6.95 | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 6.83 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 6.76 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 7.02 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 7.18 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 7.09 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.87 | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 6.77 | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 6.57 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 6.73 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 6.59 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 6.58 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.88 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 6.91 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.05 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 6.97 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 6.92 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 6.92 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.06 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 7.04 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.22 | 6.17 | 6.25 | 4 |
| 1990s | 5.93 | 5.75 | 6.08 | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.93 | 6.28 | 7.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.83 | 6.58 | 7.05 | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.01 | 6.92 | 7.06 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More poverty & inequality data for Netherlands
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.43 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,806 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -15.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 38.53 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 38.53 (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 1.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.013 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Netherlands?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Netherlands was 7.04 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.87 in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.75 in 1993.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Netherlands ranks 113th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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