Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 22.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Tunisia, 1946–2021
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Tunisia stood at 22.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Tunisia peaked at 25.4% in 1956 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2011.
That places Tunisia 11th out of 113 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 24.2% | — |
| 1947 | 24.1% | -0.7% |
| 1948 | 23.4% | -2.9% |
| 1952 | 23.8% | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 24.5% | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 24.7% | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 24.9% | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 25.4% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | +31.3% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 22.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 22.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.8%, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +31.3% | 17.1% | 22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 23.9% | 23.4% | 24.2% | 3 |
| 1950s | 24.7% | 23.8% | 25.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 17.1% | 22.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More poverty & inequality data for Tunisia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 1.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,891 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 45.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.76 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Tunisia?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Tunisia was 22.4% in 2021, 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 1956.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2011.
- How does Tunisia rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Tunisia ranks 11th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.