Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Greece
Greece: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 33.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
33.5%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
97th
of 113 countries
All-time high
40.2%
in 2000
All-time low
31.4%
in 2011
Years of data
56
1967–2022
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Greece, 1967–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Greece is 33.5%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Greece peaked at 40.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2011.
Greece ranks 97th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 34.3% | — |
| 1968 | 34.3% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 34.8% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 34.8% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 34.9% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 34.8% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 35.3% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 35.4% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 35.4% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 35.5% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 35.8% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 35.9% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 36.0% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 36.2% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 37.4% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 36.5% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 35.6% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 34.9% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 35.5% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 33.6% | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 33.7% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 32.9% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 32.4% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 33.1% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 33.0% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 32.8% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 33.9% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 35.1% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 35.4% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 36.0% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 37.9% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 38.7% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 39.6% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 40.2% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 39.8% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 37.6% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 36.3% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 37.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 37.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 36.6% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 31.4% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 31.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | +1.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 33.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 35.3%, 95% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Greece's 33.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.5% | 34.3% | 34.8% | 3 |
| 1970s | 35.4% | 34.8% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.9% | 32.4% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 32.8% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 32.5% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 31.4% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 32.6% | 33.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More poverty & inequality data for Greece
- 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 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,053 kg per hectare (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 -2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 39.78 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 39.8% (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 Greece?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Greece was 33.5% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2011.
- How does Greece rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Greece ranks 97th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece 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.