Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 7.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Netherlands, 1981–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Netherlands stood at 7.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Netherlands peaked at 7.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, 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.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6.2% | — |
| 1983 | 6.2% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 6.2% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 6.2% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 6.0% | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 5.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 5.9% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -0.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 7.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 59% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 7.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.8%, 65% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.3% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.6% | 7.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.9% | 7.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More poverty & inequality data for Netherlands
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,806 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 38.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Netherlands?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Netherlands was 7.0% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1993.
- How does Netherlands rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Netherlands ranks 113th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) 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 World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.