Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid by country
Countries reporting
113
Highest
70.85
Iraq
Lowest
26.78
Slovak Republic
Median
43.67
Years covered
205
1820–2024
Data points
3,075
What the numbers show
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 70.85 in Iraq; the lowest is 26.78 in Slovak Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 43.67, and the mean is 43.45.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 56.2%), and the largest decrease in Guinea-Bissau (down 30.0%).
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | 70.85 | 2024 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 2 | South Africa | 65.41 | 2014 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 3 | Colombia | 63.31 | 2022 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 4 | Botswana | 60.61 | 2015 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 5 | Chile | 59.47 | 2022 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 6 | Brazil | 59.39 | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 7 | Mozambique, Republic of | 59.36 | 2022 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 8 | Peru | 59.18 | 2022 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 9 | Mexico | 59.07 | 2022 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 58.95 | 2019 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 11 | India | 58.89 | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 12 | Zambia | 56.23 | 2022 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 13 | Türkiye, Republic of | 54.43 | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 14 | Uganda | 53.05 | 2019 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 15 | Tunisia | 52.71 | 2021 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 16 | Thailand | 52.35 | 2021 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 17 | Rwanda | 52.21 | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 52.05 | 2011 | — | rising |
| 19 | Palestine | 51.51 | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 20 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 51.37 | 2017 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 21 | Kenya | 49.7 | 2021 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 22 | Jordan | 49.63 | 2013 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 49.53 | 2022 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 24 | Lebanon | 49.44 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 25 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 49.29 | 2020 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 26 | Israel | 49.21 | 2016 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 27 | Georgia | 49.03 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 48.98 | 2016 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 29 | Ghana | 48.91 | 2016 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 30 | Malawi | 48.46 | 2019 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 31 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 48.3 | 2018 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 32 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 48.18 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 33 | Taiwan Province of China | 48.12 | 2017 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 34 | Gambia, The | 48 | 2020 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 35 | Cameroon | 47.6 | 2021 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 47.55 | 2021 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 37 | Mauritius | 47.4 | 2017 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 38 | Burundi | 47.1 | 2020 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 39 | Indonesia | 46.86 | 2018 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 40 | Madagascar, Republic of | 46.82 | 2021 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 41 | United States | 46.76 | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 42 | Togo | 46.55 | 2021 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 43 | Singapore | 46.17 | 2014 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 44 | Senegal | 45.72 | 2021 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 45 | Ecuador | 45.65 | 2022 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 46 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 45.61 | 2022 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 47 | Cambodia | 45.45 | 2014 | — | falling |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 45.42 | 2022 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 49 | Philippines | 45.4 | 2018 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 50 | Niger | 45.23 | 2021 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 51 | Russian Federation | 45.09 | 2017 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 52 | Mali | 44.94 | 2021 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 44.5 | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 54 | Côte d'Ivoire | 44.32 | 2021 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 55 | Uruguay | 44.3 | 2022 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 56 | Vietnam | 43.75 | 2018 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 57 | Benin | 43.67 | 2021 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 58 | Mongolia | 43.31 | 2018 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 59 | Kyrgyz Republic | 43.27 | 2019 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 60 | Argentina | 43.23 | 2022 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 61 | Pakistan | 42.81 | 2018 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 62 | El Salvador | 42.4 | 2022 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 42.39 | 2016 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 63 | Nigeria | 42.39 | 2022 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 65 | Estonia, Republic of | 42.28 | 2022 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 66 | Guinea-Bissau | 42.1 | 2021 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 67 | China, People's Republic of | 41.78 | 2015 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 68 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 41.2 | 2018 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 69 | Romania | 41.1 | 2022 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 70 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 40.72 | 2015 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 71 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 40.47 | 2021 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 72 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 39.94 | 2019 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 73 | Serbia, Republic of | 38.65 | 2022 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 73 | Seychelles | 38.65 | 2018 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 75 | Guinea | 37.91 | 2018 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 76 | Korea, Republic of | 37.76 | 2022 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 77 | Poland, Republic of | 37.7 | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 78 | Germany | 37.64 | 2022 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 79 | Ireland | 36.94 | 2022 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 80 | Canada | 36.78 | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 81 | Malaysia | 36.53 | 2022 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 82 | Lithuania, Republic of | 36.11 | 2022 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 83 | United Kingdom | 36 | 2021 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 84 | Moldova, Republic of | 35.94 | 2021 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 85 | Latvia, Republic of | 35.66 | 2022 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 86 | Portugal | 35.44 | 2022 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 87 | Malta | 35.33 | 2020 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 88 | Australia | 35.17 | 2022 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 89 | New Zealand | 35 | 2022 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 90 | Montenegro | 34.99 | 2021 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 91 | Croatia, Republic of | 34.76 | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34.69 | 2015 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 93 | Albania | 34.66 | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 94 | France | 34.4 | 2022 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 95 | Spain | 34.25 | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 96 | Luxembourg | 33.95 | 2022 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 97 | Greece | 33.53 | 2022 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 98 | Hungary | 33.37 | 2022 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 99 | Denmark | 33.31 | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 100 | Cyprus | 33.24 | 2022 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 101 | Belgium | 32.91 | 2022 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 102 | Finland | 32.25 | 2022 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 103 | Switzerland | 32.01 | 2022 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 104 | Austria | 31.58 | 2017 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 105 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 30.97 | 2018 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 106 | Italy | 30.75 | 2015 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 107 | Norway | 30.65 | 2022 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 108 | Netherlands, The | 29.98 | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 109 | Sweden | 29.71 | 2022 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 110 | Slovenia, Republic of | 29.61 | 2022 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 111 | Iceland | 29.29 | 2016 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 112 | Czechia | 29.03 | 2022 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 113 | Slovak Republic | 26.78 | 2022 | down 10.1% | rising |