Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 30.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Netherlands, 1981–2022
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 Netherlands is 30.0%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Netherlands peaked at 31.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 1993.
That places Netherlands 108th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 27.4% | — |
| 1983 | 27.6% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 27.8% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 27.7% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 27.1% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 27.2% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 27.1% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 27.4% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 27.5% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 27.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 27.6% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 27.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 27.8% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 28.8% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 29.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 28.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +1.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 30.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 35.3%, 85% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 30.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.6% | 27.4% | 27.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 27.4% | 27.1% | 27.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 27.8% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 28.9% | 29.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 29.4% | 30.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More poverty & inequality data for Netherlands
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 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 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,806 kg per hectare (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 -15.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 38.53 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 38.5% (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 Netherlands?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Netherlands was 30.0% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 1993.
- How does Netherlands rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Netherlands ranks 108th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.