Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in France
France: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 34.4 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
34.4
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
94th
of 113 countries
All-time high
51.84
in 1910
All-time low
28.26
in 1982
Years of data
109
1910–2022
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in France, 1910–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in France is 34.4, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in France peaked at 51.84 in 1910 and was at its lowest, 28.26, in 1982.
That places France 94th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 109 years of available data.
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 51.84 | — |
| 1915 | 48.67 | -6.1% |
| 1916 | 50.67 | +4.1% |
| 1917 | 50.45 | -0.4% |
| 1918 | 47.54 | -5.8% |
| 1919 | 48.51 | +2.0% |
| 1920 | 47.47 | -2.1% |
| 1921 | 46.33 | -2.4% |
| 1922 | 47.84 | +3.3% |
| 1923 | 49.67 | +3.8% |
| 1924 | 47.93 | -3.5% |
| 1925 | 47.23 | -1.5% |
| 1926 | 45.68 | -3.3% |
| 1927 | 46.99 | +2.9% |
| 1928 | 46.92 | -0.1% |
| 1929 | 45.49 | -3.0% |
| 1930 | 43.21 | -5.0% |
| 1931 | 42.87 | -0.8% |
| 1932 | 45.03 | +5.0% |
| 1933 | 46.89 | +4.1% |
| 1934 | 47.51 | +1.3% |
| 1935 | 48.53 | +2.1% |
| 1936 | 45.93 | -5.4% |
| 1937 | 45.23 | -1.5% |
| 1938 | 43.98 | -2.8% |
| 1939 | 41.43 | -5.8% |
| 1940 | 42.46 | +2.5% |
| 1941 | 41.27 | -2.8% |
| 1942 | 38.55 | -6.6% |
| 1943 | 34.77 | -9.8% |
| 1944 | 32.53 | -6.4% |
| 1945 | 31.37 | -3.6% |
| 1946 | 34.72 | +10.7% |
| 1947 | 35.98 | +3.6% |
| 1948 | 34.01 | -5.5% |
| 1949 | 34.22 | +0.6% |
| 1950 | 34.06 | -0.5% |
| 1951 | 34.88 | +2.4% |
| 1952 | 35.62 | +2.1% |
| 1953 | 35.38 | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 36.05 | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 36.72 | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 36.25 | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 36.73 | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 35.85 | -2.4% |
| 1959 | 37.91 | +5.7% |
| 1960 | 37.94 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 38.41 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 37.27 | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 37.25 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 37.89 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 38.24 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 37.21 | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 37.03 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 35.65 | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 34.78 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 34.46 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 34.11 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 33.87 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 34.55 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 34.11 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 33.62 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 33.17 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 31.67 | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 31.04 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 32.1 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 28.76 | -10.4% |
| 1981 | 28.54 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 28.26 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 28.33 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 28.5 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 28.91 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 29.78 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 30.32 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 30.78 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 31.5 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 31.56 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 31.07 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 30.77 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 30.65 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 31.2 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 31.32 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 32.22 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 32.62 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 33.29 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 33.25 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 33.59 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 33.78 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 33.61 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 33.75 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 34.31 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 34.26 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 34.03 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 34.92 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 35.2 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 33.3 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 33.81 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 33.92 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 32.92 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 32.33 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 32.49 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 33.34 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 33.38 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 33.64 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 34.33 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 34.06 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 33.84 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 34.9 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 34.4 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 49.61 | 47.54 | 51.84 | 6 |
| 1920s | 47.16 | 45.49 | 49.67 | 10 |
| 1930s | 45.06 | 41.43 | 48.53 | 10 |
| 1940s | 35.99 | 31.37 | 42.46 | 10 |
| 1950s | 35.95 | 34.06 | 37.91 | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.17 | 34.78 | 38.41 | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.27 | 31.04 | 34.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.37 | 28.26 | 31.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.79 | 30.65 | 33.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.08 | 33.3 | 35.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.42 | 32.33 | 34.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.38 | 33.84 | 34.9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
More poverty & inequality data for France
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.64 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,281 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -13.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 43.81 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 43.81 (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 -4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.034 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in France?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in France was 34.4 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 51.84 in 1910.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.26 in 1982.
- How does France rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- France ranks 94th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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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