Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Canada
Canada: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 36.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Canada, 1920–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Canada is 36.8%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Canada peaked at 39.2% in 1940 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 1951.
Canada ranks 80th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 37.4% | — |
| 1930 | 37.6% | +0.5% |
| 1940 | 39.2% | +4.2% |
| 1950 | 28.8% | -26.6% |
| 1951 | 27.1% | -5.9% |
| 1952 | 27.2% | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 28.0% | +3.0% |
| 1954 | 29.2% | +4.1% |
| 1955 | 28.6% | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 27.9% | -2.6% |
| 1957 | 28.4% | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 28.9% | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 29.0% | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 29.3% | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 29.9% | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 28.5% | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 28.2% | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 28.5% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 28.0% | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 27.6% | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 27.9% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 28.1% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 28.1% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 28.7% | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 28.5% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 28.4% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 28.2% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 28.6% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 29.8% | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 29.1% | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 28.6% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 28.9% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 29.1% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 30.0% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 28.9% | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 28.5% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 28.9% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 29.1% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 29.2% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 29.6% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 29.9% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 30.7% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 31.4% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 31.6% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 31.8% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 31.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 32.5% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 32.7% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 33.2% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 33.8% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 34.6% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 34.9% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 35.4% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 36.5% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 36.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 37.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 38.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 36.8% | +1.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 36.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 35.3%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -26.6% | 39.2% | 28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 37.4% | 37.4% | 37.4% | 1 |
| 1930s | 37.6% | 37.6% | 37.6% | 1 |
| 1940s | 39.2% | 39.2% | 39.2% | 1 |
| 1950s | 28.3% | 27.1% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 28.4% | 27.6% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.8% | 28.2% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.6% | 28.5% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 31.6% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 35.9% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 34.1% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 35.2% | 36.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More poverty & inequality data for Canada
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 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 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,695 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 -9.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.78 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (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 Canada?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Canada was 36.8% in 2022, 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 1940.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 1951.
- How does Canada rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Canada ranks 80th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.