Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Georgia
Georgia: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 49.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Georgia, 1997–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Georgia stood at 49.0%.
The figure is up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Georgia peaked at 50.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 2004.
That places Georgia 27th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 46.5% | — |
| 1998 | 50.4% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 47.0% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 47.4% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 43.7% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 44.8% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 49.4% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 46.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 49.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.6%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 49.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.0% | 46.5% | 50.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 43.7% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 45.5% | 49.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 49.0% | 49.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More poverty & inequality data for Georgia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 1.81 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,568 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 6.64 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 24.59 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 24.6% (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 Georgia?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Georgia was 49.0% in 2024, 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 2004.
- How does Georgia rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Georgia ranks 27th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.