Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Australia
Australia: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 35.17 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
35.17
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
88th
of 113 countries
All-time high
50
in 1910
All-time low
24
in 1978
Years of data
76
1910–2022
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Australia, 1910–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Australia is 35.17, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Australia peaked at 50 in 1910 and was at its lowest, 24, in 1978.
That places Australia 88th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 50 | — |
| 1930 | 32.53 | -34.9% |
| 1940 | 34.36 | +5.6% |
| 1950 | 33.41 | -2.8% |
| 1951 | 27.35 | -18.1% |
| 1952 | 26.95 | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 26.62 | -1.2% |
| 1954 | 26.29 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 25.98 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 26.23 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 24.11 | -8.1% |
| 1958 | 30.38 | +26.0% |
| 1959 | 28.64 | -5.7% |
| 1960 | 28.45 | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 28.46 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 28.95 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 29.35 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 28.69 | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 28.35 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 27.54 | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 27.75 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 27.44 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 27.15 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 26.88 | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 27.13 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 26.74 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 26.12 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 25.27 | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 24.47 | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 24.09 | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 24.12 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 24 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 24.43 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 24.85 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 24.79 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 25.09 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 24.83 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 25.3 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 25.52 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 26.29 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 27.87 | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 29.48 | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 27.53 | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 26.9 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 29.59 | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 29.26 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 29.88 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 30.34 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 30.87 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 30.94 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 30.34 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 31.07 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 31.15 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 31.89 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 31.71 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 32.64 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 32.61 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 33.29 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 33.69 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 33.83 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 34.14 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 34.31 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 35.12 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 34.87 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 35.15 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 35.08 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 34.82 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 34.86 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 34.48 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 33.74 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 34.36 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 33.76 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 32.91 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 34.06 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 35.41 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 35.17 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 1 |
| 1930s | 32.53 | 32.53 | 32.53 | 1 |
| 1940s | 34.36 | 34.36 | 34.36 | 1 |
| 1950s | 27.6 | 24.11 | 33.41 | 10 |
| 1960s | 28.21 | 27.15 | 29.35 | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.32 | 24 | 27.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.16 | 24.79 | 29.48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.03 | 26.9 | 31.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.32 | 31.71 | 35.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4 | 32.91 | 35.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.88 | 34.06 | 35.41 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More poverty & inequality data for Australia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 3 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.64 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,690 (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 -0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.36 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 30.36 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.056 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Australia?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Australia was 35.17 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 50 in 1910.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 1978.
- How does Australia rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Australia ranks 88th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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