Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Poland
Poland: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 15.14 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
15.14
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
53rd
of 113 countries
All-time high
15.77
in 2007
All-time low
4.23
in 1988
Years of data
63
1924–2022
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Poland, 1924–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Poland is 15.14, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Poland peaked at 15.77 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.23, in 1988.
Poland ranks 53rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 11.46 | — |
| 1925 | 11.38 | -0.7% |
| 1926 | 10.8 | -5.1% |
| 1927 | 10.67 | -1.2% |
| 1928 | 10.57 | -0.9% |
| 1929 | 10.18 | -3.7% |
| 1930 | 10.21 | +0.3% |
| 1931 | 10.33 | +1.2% |
| 1935 | 9.93 | -3.9% |
| 1936 | 10.21 | +2.8% |
| 1947 | 8.9 | -12.8% |
| 1955 | 7.88 | -11.5% |
| 1956 | 7.55 | -4.2% |
| 1957 | 7.6 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 7.67 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 7.79 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 7.56 | -3.0% |
| 1961 | 7.31 | -3.3% |
| 1962 | 7.24 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 6.97 | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 6.77 | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 6.66 | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 6.19 | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 5.62 | -9.2% |
| 1972 | 5.53 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 4.7 | -15.0% |
| 1978 | 4.61 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 4.88 | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 4.29 | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 4.26 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 4.37 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 4.23 | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 4.5 | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 8.21 | +82.4% |
| 1994 | 9.72 | +18.4% |
| 1995 | 10.98 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 9.03 | -17.8% |
| 1997 | 9.77 | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 10.88 | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 10.65 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 10.43 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 10 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 10.46 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 10.23 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 12.96 | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 13.52 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 14.25 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 15.77 | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 14.93 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 13.64 | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 13.43 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 13.95 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 13.87 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 13.63 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 14.26 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 14.93 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 14.7 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 14.51 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 14.66 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 14.84 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 14.84 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 15.14 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 10.84 | 10.18 | 11.46 | 6 |
| 1930s | 10.17 | 9.93 | 10.33 | 4 |
| 1940s | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 1 |
| 1950s | 7.7 | 7.55 | 7.88 | 5 |
| 1960s | 6.96 | 6.19 | 7.56 | 7 |
| 1970s | 5.12 | 4.61 | 5.62 | 4 |
| 1980s | 4.42 | 4.23 | 4.88 | 6 |
| 1990s | 9.89 | 8.21 | 10.98 | 7 |
| 2000s | 12.62 | 10 | 15.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.28 | 13.43 | 14.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.99 | 14.84 | 15.14 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 50 Serbia 15.49 compare
- 51 Ghana 15.23 compare
- 51 Malawi 15.23 compare
- 54 Kazakhstan 14.88 compare
- 55 El Salvador 14.75 compare
- 56 Burkina Faso 14.73 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Poland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.3 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,895 (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 0.6829 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.13 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 35.13 (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 2.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.081 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Poland?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Poland was 15.14 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 15.77 in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.23 in 1988.
- How does Poland rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Poland ranks 53rd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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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