Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Czechia
Czechia: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 29.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Czechia, 1980–2022
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 Czechia is 29.0%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Czechia peaked at 32.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 1985.
Czechia ranks 112th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18.2% | — |
| 1981 | 17.9% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 17.9% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 19.7% | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 21.0% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 28.6% | +36.4% |
| 1994 | 29.9% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 29.6% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 30.0% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 28.9% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 30.4% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 30.1% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 30.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 29.9% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 29.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 29.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 35.3%, 82% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 29.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 84% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Czechia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +36.4% | 21.0% | 28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.4% | 17.9% | 19.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 28.6% | 21.0% | 30.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 29.4% | 32.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 28.9% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More poverty & inequality data for Czechia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,070 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 2.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.7 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.7% (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 Czechia?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Czechia was 29.0% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 1985.
- How does Czechia rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Czechia ranks 112th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.