Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Iceland
Iceland: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 29.29 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Iceland, 1991–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 29.29 for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in 2016.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Iceland peaked at 35.29 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 26.83, in 2010.
Iceland ranks 111th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 29.91 | — |
| 1992 | 30.04 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 30.07 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 30.2 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 30.19 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 30.24 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 30.32 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 30.41 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 30.64 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 30.64 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 32.3 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 33 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 32.41 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 30.9 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 30.98 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 31.98 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 35.29 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 28.95 | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 27.57 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 26.83 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 27.39 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 27.79 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 29.81 | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 29.68 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 29.62 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 29.29 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.22 | 29.91 | 30.64 | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.4 | 27.57 | 35.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.63 | 26.83 | 29.81 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More poverty & inequality data for Iceland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 4 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.54 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,430 (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 -18.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.57 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 35.57 (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 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.024 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Iceland?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Iceland was 29.29 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 35.29 in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.83 in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Iceland ranks 111th out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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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