Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 31.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in North Macedonia, 1984–2018
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in North Macedonia stood at 31.0%.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in North Macedonia peaked at 36.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 1990.
North Macedonia ranks 105th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 28.4% | — |
| 1985 | 27.8% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 27.4% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 28.2% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 29.6% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 26.9% | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 36.3% | +35.0% |
| 1997 | 34.7% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 30.2% | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 31.7% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 30.3% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 33.7% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | -4.1% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 31.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.6%, 68% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 31.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 89% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +35.0% | 26.9% | 36.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.3% | 27.4% | 29.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 26.9% | 36.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 30.2% | 31.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 31.0% | 34.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More poverty & inequality data for North Macedonia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 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 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,565 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 4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.55 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.5% (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 North Macedonia?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in North Macedonia was 31.0% in 2018, 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 1990.
- How does North Macedonia rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- North Macedonia ranks 105th out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.