Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 18.94 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
18.94
World rank
26th
of 113 countries
All-time high
27.04
in 2005
All-time low
18.94
in 2023
Years of data
6
2000β2023
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Rwanda, 2000β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Rwanda is 18.94, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Rwanda peaked at 27.04 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18.94, in 2023.
That places Rwanda 26th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.57 | 24.11 | 27.04 | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.1 | 19.89 | 23.69 | 3 |
| 2020s | 18.94 | 18.94 | 18.94 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 23 Chinese Taipei 19.33 compare
- 24 South Africa 19.31 compare
- 25 Egypt 19.12 compare
- 27 Dominican Republic 18.7 compare
- 28 Bulgaria 18.32 compare
- 29 Cambodia 18.2 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Rwanda
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.7 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,784 (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 11.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.98 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 13.98 (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 -10.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.394 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Rwanda?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Rwanda was 18.94 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 27.04 in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.94 in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Rwanda ranks 26th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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