Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Russia
Russia: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 45.09 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
45.09
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
51st
of 113 countries
All-time high
51.6
in 2008
All-time low
21.61
in 1968
Years of data
46
1820–2017
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Russia, 1820–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Russia recorded 45.09 for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid 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, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Russia peaked at 51.6 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 21.61, 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.
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 44.07 | — |
| 1850 | 44.54 | +1.1% |
| 1880 | 45.48 | +2.1% |
| 1900 | 46.88 | +3.1% |
| 1905 | 46.88 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 22.46 | -52.1% |
| 1934 | 24.73 | +10.1% |
| 1956 | 25.64 | +3.7% |
| 1959 | 26.2 | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 25.65 | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 24.64 | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 23.22 | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 21.61 | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 21.92 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 21.66 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 24.73 | +14.2% |
| 1985 | 24.71 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 24.57 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 23.95 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 25.01 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 32.45 | +29.7% |
| 1993 | 34.21 | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 40.29 | +17.8% |
| 1995 | 42.3 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 48.32 | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 45.33 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 43.44 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 46.52 | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 49.17 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 49.86 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 48.05 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 48.07 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 47.8 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 47.16 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 49.04 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 48.67 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 51.6 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 49.23 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 45.21 | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 47.74 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 45.18 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 47 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 45.02 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 44.86 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 45.3 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 45.09 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 44.07 | 44.07 | 44.07 | 1 |
| 1850s | 44.54 | 44.54 | 44.54 | 1 |
| 1880s | 45.48 | 45.48 | 45.48 | 1 |
| 1900s | 46.88 | 46.88 | 46.88 | 2 |
| 1920s | 22.46 | 22.46 | 22.46 | 1 |
| 1930s | 24.73 | 24.73 | 24.73 | 1 |
| 1950s | 25.92 | 25.64 | 26.2 | 2 |
| 1960s | 23.78 | 21.61 | 25.65 | 4 |
| 1970s | 21.79 | 21.66 | 21.92 | 2 |
| 1980s | 24.67 | 24.57 | 24.73 | 3 |
| 1990s | 38.18 | 23.95 | 48.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.86 | 47.16 | 51.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.67 | 44.86 | 47.74 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 48 Dominican Republic 45.42 compare
- 49 Philippines 45.4 compare
- 50 Niger 45.23 compare
- 52 Mali 44.94 compare
- 53 Bulgaria 44.5 compare
- 54 Cote d'Ivoire 44.32 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Russia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 5 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.45 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,167 (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 revenues vs income inequality 30.47 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 21.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.169 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Russia?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Russia was 45.09 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6 in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.61 in 1968.
- How does Russia rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Russia ranks 51st out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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