Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 34.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1984–2015
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 34.7%.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 34.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 1990.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 92nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 28.9% | — |
| 1985 | 28.3% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 27.9% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 28.8% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 30.1% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 27.4% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 32.6% | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 34.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.8% | 27.9% | 30.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 27.4% | 27.4% | 27.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 32.6% | 34.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 34.7% | 34.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More poverty & inequality data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.49 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,530 kg per hectare (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 -20.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 37.14 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 37.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 34.7% in 2015, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 1990.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 92nd out of 113 countries with data for 2015.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.