Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 22.41 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
22.41
World rank
11th
of 113 countries
All-time high
25.41
in 1956
All-time low
17.07
in 2011
Years of data
13
1946–2021
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Tunisia, 1946–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Tunisia stood at 22.41.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Tunisia peaked at 25.41 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 17.07, 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.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 24.23 | — |
| 1947 | 24.07 | -0.7% |
| 1948 | 23.38 | -2.9% |
| 1952 | 23.75 | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 24.5 | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 24.71 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 24.9 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 25.41 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 21.9 | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 18.44 | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 17.07 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 22.41 | +31.3% |
| 2021 | 22.41 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 23.89 | 23.38 | 24.23 | 3 |
| 1950s | 24.65 | 23.75 | 25.41 | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.31 | 17.07 | 22.41 | 3 |
| 2020s | 22.41 | 22.41 | 22.41 | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Tunisia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.83 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,891 (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 revenues vs income inequality 34.76 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 7.12 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.238 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Tunisia?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Tunisia was 22.41 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.41 in 1956.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.07 in 2011.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Tunisia ranks 11th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid 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 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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