Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 37.76 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Republic of Korea, 1982–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 37.76 for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Republic of Korea peaked at 38.5 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.94, in 1996.
Republic of Korea ranks 76th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 32.24 | — |
| 1991 | 30.84 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 25.94 | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 28.77 | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 35.65 | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 36.3 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 36.05 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 38.37 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 37.77 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 37.34 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 35.7 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 36.07 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 36.94 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 37.7 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 38.5 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 38.21 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 36.77 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 37.39 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 38.31 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 37.76 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.24 | 32.24 | 32.24 | 1 |
| 1990s | 28.39 | 25.94 | 30.84 | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.19 | 28.77 | 36.3 | 4 |
| 2010s | 37.34 | 35.7 | 38.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.82 | 37.39 | 38.31 | 3 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Republic of Korea
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 0.72 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,615 (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 0.0454 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.87 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 26.87 (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 -9.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.038 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Republic of Korea?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Republic of Korea was 37.76 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.94 in 1996.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Republic of Korea ranks 76th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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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