Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Russia
Russia: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 45.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Russia, 1820–2017
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russia recorded 45.1% for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Russia peaked at 51.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1968.
Russia ranks 51st of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 44.1% | — |
| 1850 | 44.5% | +1.1% |
| 1880 | 45.5% | +2.1% |
| 1900 | 46.9% | +3.1% |
| 1905 | 46.9% | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 22.5% | -52.1% |
| 1934 | 24.7% | +10.1% |
| 1956 | 25.6% | +3.7% |
| 1959 | 26.2% | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 25.6% | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 24.6% | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 23.2% | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 21.6% | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 21.9% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 21.7% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 24.7% | +14.2% |
| 1985 | 24.7% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 24.6% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 23.9% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 25.0% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 32.5% | +29.7% |
| 1993 | 34.2% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 40.3% | +17.8% |
| 1995 | 42.3% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 48.3% | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 45.3% | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 43.4% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 46.5% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 49.2% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 49.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 47.8% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 51.6% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 47.7% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 45.1% | -0.5% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 45.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 35.3%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Russia's 45.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Russia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | -52.1% | 46.9% | 22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 44.1% | 44.1% | 44.1% | 1 |
| 1850s | 44.5% | 44.5% | 44.5% | 1 |
| 1880s | 45.5% | 45.5% | 45.5% | 1 |
| 1900s | 46.9% | 46.9% | 46.9% | 2 |
| 1920s | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 1 |
| 1930s | 24.7% | 24.7% | 24.7% | 1 |
| 1950s | 25.9% | 25.6% | 26.2% | 2 |
| 1960s | 23.8% | 21.6% | 25.6% | 4 |
| 1970s | 21.8% | 21.7% | 21.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 24.6% | 24.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 38.2% | 23.9% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.9% | 47.2% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 44.9% | 47.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 48 Dominican Republic 45.4% compare
- 49 Philippines 45.4% compare
- 50 Niger 45.2% compare
- 52 Mali 44.9% compare
- 53 Bulgaria 44.5% compare
- 54 Cote d'Ivoire 44.3% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Russia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 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 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,167 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 -7.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.47 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.5% (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 Russia?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Russia was 45.1% in 2017, 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1968.
- How does Russia rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Russia ranks 51st out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.