Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Germany
Germany: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 37.64 in 2022. β² Rising
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Germany, 1981β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Germany stood at 37.64.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Germany peaked at 38.26 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 28.04, in 1982.
That places Germany 78th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.49 | 28.04 | 32.46 | 9 |
| 1990s | 31.17 | 29.79 | 32.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.27 | 31.65 | 37.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.47 | 36.32 | 38.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5 | 37.42 | 37.64 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More poverty & inequality data for Germany
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.44 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 7,007 (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 -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 37.48 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 37.48 (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 -3.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.057 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Germany?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Germany was 37.64 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 38.26 in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.04 in 1982.
- How does Germany rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Germany ranks 78th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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