Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Zambia
Zambia: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 18.04 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
18.04
World rank
32nd
of 113 countries
All-time high
23.11
in 2004
All-time low
16.72
in 1993
Years of data
38
1929–2022
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Zambia, 1929–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Zambia stood at 18.04.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Zambia peaked at 23.11 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 16.72, in 1993.
That places Zambia 32nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 18.48 | — |
| 1930 | 20.29 | +9.8% |
| 1931 | 20.5 | +1.0% |
| 1932 | 20.36 | -0.7% |
| 1933 | 18.58 | -8.7% |
| 1934 | 19.32 | +4.0% |
| 1935 | 20.23 | +4.7% |
| 1936 | 18.86 | -6.8% |
| 1937 | 19.25 | +2.1% |
| 1943 | 22.01 | +14.3% |
| 1944 | 21.83 | -0.8% |
| 1945 | 20.93 | -4.1% |
| 1946 | 22.63 | +8.1% |
| 1947 | 21.81 | -3.6% |
| 1948 | 20.89 | -4.2% |
| 1949 | 20.64 | -1.2% |
| 1950 | 20 | -3.1% |
| 1951 | 19.3 | -3.5% |
| 1952 | 20.33 | +5.3% |
| 1953 | 19.19 | -5.6% |
| 1954 | 19.79 | +3.1% |
| 1955 | 20.59 | +4.0% |
| 1956 | 19.69 | -4.4% |
| 1957 | 20.68 | +5.0% |
| 1958 | 21.19 | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 21.06 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 21.39 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 20.04 | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 18.86 | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 16.72 | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 19 | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 20.14 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 19.61 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 23.11 | +17.8% |
| 2006 | 21.6 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 18.96 | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 22.24 | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 18.04 | -18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 18.48 | 18.48 | 18.48 | 1 |
| 1930s | 19.67 | 18.58 | 20.5 | 8 |
| 1940s | 21.53 | 20.64 | 22.63 | 7 |
| 1950s | 20.08 | 19.19 | 21.19 | 9 |
| 1960s | 21.23 | 21.06 | 21.39 | 2 |
| 1970s | 20.04 | 20.04 | 20.04 | 1 |
| 1990s | 18.68 | 16.72 | 20.14 | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.44 | 19.61 | 23.11 | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.6 | 18.96 | 22.24 | 2 |
| 2020s | 18.04 | 18.04 | 18.04 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 29 Cambodia 18.2 compare
- 30 Tanzania, United Republic of 18.15 compare
- 31 Kyrgyzstan 18.09 compare
- 33 Indonesia 17.85 compare
- 34 Hong Kong, China 17.84 compare
- 35 Jordan 17.83 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Zambia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.1 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,344 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -4.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.23 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 16.23 (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 0.8488 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.524 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Zambia?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Zambia was 18.04 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.11 in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.72 in 1993.
- How does Zambia rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Zambia ranks 32nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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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