Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Turkey
Turkey: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 21.69 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Turkey, 1987–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Turkey is 21.69, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Turkey peaked at 28.31 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 16.96, in 2007.
Turkey ranks 12th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 28.31 | — |
| 1994 | 21.8 | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 16.96 | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 18.11 | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 19.44 | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 19.64 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 18.94 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 19.55 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 18.56 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 20.49 | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 21.12 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 19.49 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 19.89 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 20.16 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 18.92 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 20.61 | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 18.99 | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 22.4 | +18.0% |
| 2023 | 24.44 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 21.69 | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.31 | 28.31 | 28.31 | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.17 | 16.96 | 19.44 | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.68 | 18.56 | 21.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.63 | 18.99 | 24.44 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More poverty & inequality data for Turkey
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.62 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,429 (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 -6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 23.22 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 23.22 (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 10.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.227 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Turkey?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Turkey was 21.69 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 28.31 in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.96 in 2007.
- How does Turkey rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Turkey ranks 12th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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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