Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Estonia
Estonia: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 42.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Estonia, 1988–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 42.3% for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in 2022.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Estonia peaked at 44.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, 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.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 23.7% | — |
| 1993 | 40.6% | +71.2% |
| 1998 | 42.3% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 41.1% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 42.9% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 44.7% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 39.2% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 35.9% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 35.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 42.3% | +1.9% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 42.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 35.3%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 42.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Estonia 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 | +71.2% | 23.7% | 40.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 41.4% | 40.6% | 42.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 34.4% | 44.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 35.4% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 40.8% | 42.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 62 El Salvador 42.4% compare
- 63 Bangladesh 42.4% compare
- 63 Nigeria 42.4% compare
- 66 Guinea-Bissau 42.1% compare
- 67 China 41.8% compare
- 68 Kazakhstan 41.2% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Estonia
- 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 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,410 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 -19.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.51 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.5% (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 Estonia?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Estonia was 42.3% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 1988.
- How does Estonia rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Estonia ranks 65th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) 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 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.