Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 21.07 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Zimbabwe, 1917–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Zimbabwe is 21.07, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.5% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Zimbabwe peaked at 22.22 in 1918 and was at its lowest, 15.93, in 2011.
Zimbabwe ranks 15th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 21.23 | 20.65 | 22.22 | 3 |
| 1920s | 21.03 | 19.6 | 21.63 | 10 |
| 1930s | 20.96 | 20.29 | 21.91 | 10 |
| 1940s | 21.13 | 20.74 | 22.02 | 5 |
| 1950s | 20.46 | 19.71 | 21.14 | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.02 | 18.54 | 22 | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.01 | 16.75 | 19.14 | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.16 | 15.93 | 21.07 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More poverty & inequality data for Zimbabwe
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.72 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 743.9 (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 -22.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.89 (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 14.89 (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 16.3 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.519 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Zimbabwe?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Zimbabwe was 21.07 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 22.22 in 1918.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.93 in 2011.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Zimbabwe ranks 15th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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