Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 34.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Luxembourg, 1985–2022
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 Luxembourg is 34.0%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Luxembourg peaked at 42.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2021.
Luxembourg ranks 96th 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.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 35.2% | — |
| 1991 | 35.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 35.6% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 37.8% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 39.6% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 42.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 42.2% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 36.1% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 36.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 33.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | +2.4% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 34.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 35.3%, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 34.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.2% | 35.2% | 35.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 36.2% | 35.3% | 37.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 37.0% | 42.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 33.4% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 33.1% | 34.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More poverty & inequality data for Luxembourg
- 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 1.4 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,540 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 -9.99 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 40.92 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 40.9% (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 Luxembourg?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Luxembourg was 34.0% 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2021.
- How does Luxembourg rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Luxembourg ranks 96th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.