Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 43.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Kyrgyzstan, 1998–2019
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 43.3% for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in 2019.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 45.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2014.
That places Kyrgyzstan 59th out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 43.4% | — |
| 2002 | 38.1% | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 42.8% | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 45.2% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 41.1% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 40.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 38.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 39.3% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.4% | 43.4% | 43.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 37.4% | 45.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 37.0% | 43.3% | 10 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Kyrgyzstan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 2.8 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,799 kg per hectare (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 -13.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.85 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.9% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Kyrgyzstan?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Kyrgyzstan was 43.3% in 2019, 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2014.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 59th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.