Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Spain
Spain: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 12.47 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Spain, 1982–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Spain is 12.47, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Spain peaked at 12.71 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.58, in 2001.
Spain ranks 75th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.43 | 10.79 | 12.12 | 8 |
| 1990s | 11.31 | 10.97 | 11.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.23 | 10.58 | 12.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.21 | 11.35 | 12.71 | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.26 | 12.04 | 12.47 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More poverty & inequality data for Spain
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.21 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,786 (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 72.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 36.42 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 36.42 (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 -1.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.043 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Spain?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Spain was 12.47 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 12.71 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.58 in 2001.
- How does Spain rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Spain ranks 75th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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