Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in China
China: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 41.78 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in China, 1979–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in China is 41.78, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in China peaked at 43.23 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27.98, in 1979.
That places China 67th out of 113 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 27.98 | — |
| 1980 | 28.05 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 28.47 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 28.87 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 28.96 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 29.45 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 30.31 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 30.54 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 30.37 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 30.71 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 31.26 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 31 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 31.64 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 32.84 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 34.03 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 34.46 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 34.03 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 34.05 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 34.06 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 34.39 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 34.93 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 36 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 36.75 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 39.8 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 40.63 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 41.34 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 42.28 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 42.48 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 42.81 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 42.81 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.74 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 42.95 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 43.23 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 41.81 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 42.47 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 41.68 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 41.78 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.98 | 27.98 | 27.98 | 1 |
| 1980s | 29.7 | 28.05 | 31.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.54 | 31 | 34.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.76 | 36 | 42.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.32 | 41.68 | 43.23 | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 65 Estonia 42.28 compare
- 66 Guinea-Bissau 42.1 compare
- 68 Kazakhstan 41.2 compare
- 69 Romania 41.1 compare
- 70 Tajikistan 40.72 compare
More poverty & inequality data for China
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 0.999 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,418 (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 0.5767 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.1 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 22.1 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 4.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.132 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in China?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in China was 41.78 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 43.23 in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.98 in 1979.
- How does China rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- China ranks 67th out of 113 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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