Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in India
India: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 58.89 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in India, 1923–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 58.89 for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in India peaked at 59.87 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 30.87, in 1982.
That places India 11th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 49.81 | 47.96 | 51.75 | 7 |
| 1930s | 49.18 | 47.77 | 50.42 | 10 |
| 1940s | 43.45 | 36.2 | 50.67 | 6 |
| 1950s | 38.89 | 35.17 | 40.2 | 7 |
| 1960s | 37.28 | 36.16 | 38.08 | 7 |
| 1970s | 34.82 | 33.13 | 35.43 | 7 |
| 1980s | 34.48 | 30.87 | 36.34 | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.84 | 34.4 | 40.25 | 9 |
| 2000s | 46.55 | 46.55 | 46.55 | 1 |
| 2010s | 57.99 | 56.03 | 59.87 | 8 |
| 2020s | 58.37 | 58.02 | 58.89 | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
More poverty & inequality data for India
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.98 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,632 (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 0.8468 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.32 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 17.32 (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 0.2129 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.403 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in India?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in India was 58.89 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 59.87 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.87 in 1982.
- How does India rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- India ranks 11th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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