Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Estonia
Estonia: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 42.28 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
42.28
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
65th
of 113 countries
All-time high
44.72
in 2005
All-time low
23.72
in 1988
Years of data
25
1988–2022
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Estonia, 1988–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 42.28 for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in 2022.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Estonia peaked at 44.72 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23.72, in 1988.
Estonia ranks 65th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 23.72 | — |
| 1993 | 40.6 | +71.2% |
| 1998 | 42.28 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 41.14 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 42.93 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 42.77 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 40.95 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 44.72 | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 40.85 | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 39.47 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 37.55 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 34.42 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 35.96 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 37.28 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 39.23 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 38.89 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 38.49 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 35.88 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 35.41 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 35.39 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 35.55 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 40.76 | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 40.76 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 41.48 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 42.28 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.72 | 23.72 | 23.72 | 1 |
| 1990s | 41.44 | 40.6 | 42.28 | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.53 | 34.42 | 44.72 | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.28 | 35.39 | 40.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.51 | 40.76 | 42.28 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 62 El Salvador 42.4 compare
- 63 Bangladesh 42.39 compare
- 63 Nigeria 42.39 compare
- 66 Guinea-Bissau 42.1 compare
- 67 China 41.78 compare
- 68 Kazakhstan 41.2 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Estonia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.35 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,410 (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 -19.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.51 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 33.51 (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 2.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.061 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Estonia?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Estonia was 42.28 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.72 in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.72 in 1988.
- How does Estonia rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Estonia ranks 65th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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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