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Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) by country

Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.

Countries reporting
113
Highest
70.8%
Iraq
Lowest
26.8%
Slovakia
Median
43.7%
Years covered
205
1820–2024
Data points
3,075

What the numbers show

Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 70.8% in Iraq; the lowest is 26.8% in Slovakia.

The median across all reporting countries is 43.7%, and the mean is 43.5%.

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%).

Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Iraq 70.8% 2024 up 56.2% rising
2 South Africa 65.4% 2014 up 10.8% rising
3 Colombia 63.3% 2022 up 8.7% flat
4 Botswana 60.6% 2015 down 9.4% flat
5 Chile 59.5% 2022 down 12.9% flat
6 Brazil 59.4% 2022 up 1.4% flat
7 Mozambique 59.4% 2022 down 8.2% flat
8 Peru 59.2% 2022 up 6.3% falling
9 Mexico 59.1% 2022 down 7.4% rising
10 Zimbabwe 59.0% 2019 up 14.8% flat
11 India 58.9% 2022 up 5.1% rising
12 Zambia 56.2% 2022 down 3.9% flat
13 Turkey 54.4% 2024 up 5.2% flat
14 Uganda 53.0% 2019 down 3.1% falling
15 Tunisia 52.7% 2021 down 2.2% flat
16 Thailand 52.4% 2021 down 2.6% falling
17 Rwanda 52.2% 2023 down 8.4% falling
18 Saudi Arabia 52.0% 2011 — rising
19 Palestine 51.5% 2023 down 4.9% flat
20 Tanzania 51.4% 2017 up 3.8% falling
21 Kenya 49.7% 2021 up 2.0% falling
22 Jordan 49.6% 2013 down 2.2% flat
23 Costa Rica 49.5% 2022 down 3.5% flat
24 Lebanon 49.4% 2024 down 11.0% falling
25 Egypt 49.3% 2020 up 1.3% flat
26 Israel 49.2% 2016 down 5.6% flat
27 Georgia 49.0% 2024 up 5.0% rising
28 Sri Lanka 49.0% 2016 down 1.4% rising
29 Ghana 48.9% 2016 down 1.8% falling
30 Malawi 48.5% 2019 down 12.8% falling
31 Laos 48.3% 2018 up 2.8% flat
32 Hong Kong 48.2% 2024 unchanged rising
33 Taiwan 48.1% 2017 up 2.9% rising
34 Gambia 48.0% 2020 down 10.3% falling
35 Cameroon 47.6% 2021 down 8.5% falling
36 Burkina Faso 47.5% 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 46.9% 2018 up 0.7% flat
40 Madagascar 46.8% 2021 down 10.7% falling
41 United States 46.8% 2024 up 2.6% flat
42 Togo 46.5% 2021 down 9.5% falling
43 Singapore 46.2% 2014 up 8.6% rising
44 Senegal 45.7% 2021 down 4.2% falling
45 Ecuador 45.6% 2022 down 2.7% falling
46 Iran 45.6% 2022 down 8.8% falling
47 Cambodia 45.5% 2014 — falling
48 Dominican Republic 45.4% 2022 down 19.0% falling
49 Philippines 45.4% 2018 down 6.7% falling
50 Niger 45.2% 2021 up 4.6% falling
51 Russia 45.1% 2017 down 7.4% rising
52 Mali 44.9% 2021 up 8.9% falling
53 Bulgaria 44.5% 2023 up 23.4% rising
54 Cote d'Ivoire 44.3% 2021 down 10.4% flat
55 Uruguay 44.3% 2022 up 3.2% falling
56 Vietnam 43.8% 2018 down 2.7% falling
57 Benin 43.7% 2021 down 15.9% falling
58 Mongolia 43.3% 2018 down 3.5% flat
59 Kyrgyzstan 43.3% 2019 up 6.6% falling
60 Argentina 43.2% 2022 up 11.4% falling
61 Pakistan 42.8% 2018 down 2.9% flat
62 El Salvador 42.4% 2022 down 19.5% falling
63 Bangladesh 42.4% 2016 down 6.8% rising
63 Nigeria 42.4% 2022 up 0.4% falling
65 Estonia 42.3% 2022 up 7.8% rising
66 Guinea-Bissau 42.1% 2021 down 30.0% falling
67 China 41.8% 2015 down 1.2% rising
68 Kazakhstan 41.2% 2018 up 0.0% flat
69 Romania 41.1% 2022 down 2.5% rising
70 Tajikistan 40.7% 2015 down 3.4% flat
71 Ethiopia 40.5% 2021 down 9.4% falling
72 Mauritania 39.9% 2019 down 3.8% falling
73 Serbia 38.6% 2022 down 3.9% rising
73 Seychelles 38.6% 2018 down 25.8% falling
75 Guinea 37.9% 2018 down 18.6% falling
76 South Korea 37.8% 2022 up 1.1% rising
77 Poland 37.7% 2022 up 2.6% rising
78 Germany 37.6% 2022 up 3.6% rising
79 Ireland 36.9% 2022 up 20.0% falling
80 Canada 36.8% 2022 up 2.7% rising
81 Malaysia 36.5% 2022 down 13.9% flat
82 Lithuania 36.1% 2022 down 4.3% rising
83 United Kingdom 36.0% 2021 up 0.6% rising
84 Moldova 35.9% 2021 down 0.2% rising
85 Latvia 35.7% 2022 down 5.9% rising
86 Portugal 35.4% 2022 down 3.4% rising
87 Malta 35.3% 2020 up 14.3% rising
88 Australia 35.2% 2022 up 0.3% rising
89 New Zealand 35.0% 2022 up 1.4% falling
90 Montenegro 35.0% 2021 down 3.6% rising
91 Croatia 34.8% 2022 up 3.3% rising
92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 34.7% 2015 up 1.1% rising
93 Albania 34.7% 2022 up 5.1% rising
94 France 34.4% 2022 up 4.5% falling
95 Spain 34.2% 2022 down 1.1% flat
96 Luxembourg 34.0% 2022 down 12.4% falling
97 Greece 33.5% 2022 up 5.5% flat
98 Hungary 33.4% 2022 up 4.4% flat
99 Denmark 33.3% 2022 up 4.4% rising
100 Cyprus 33.2% 2022 down 12.1% flat
101 Belgium 32.9% 2022 up 4.9% flat
102 Finland 32.2% 2022 up 1.5% falling
103 Switzerland 32.0% 2022 down 3.0% falling
104 Austria 31.6% 2017 down 3.3% flat
105 North Macedonia 31.0% 2018 down 9.5% rising
106 Italy 30.8% 2015 up 0.3% flat
107 Norway 30.6% 2022 down 5.8% rising
108 Netherlands 30.0% 2022 up 2.5% rising
109 Sweden 29.7% 2022 down 0.9% falling
110 Slovenia 29.6% 2022 up 0.5% rising
111 Iceland 29.3% 2016 down 8.4% falling
112 Czechia 29.0% 2022 down 4.5% rising
113 Slovakia 26.8% 2022 down 10.1% rising

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Indicator
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax)
Unit
%
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 3,075 data points, 1820–2024
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.