Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Senegal
Senegal: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 45.72 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
45.72
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
44th
of 113 countries
All-time high
60.87
in 1991
All-time low
45.72
in 2021
Years of data
7
1991–2021
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Senegal, 1991–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Senegal stood at 45.72. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Senegal peaked at 60.87 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 45.72, in 2021.
Senegal ranks 44th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 60.87 | — |
| 1994 | 49.4 | -18.8% |
| 2001 | 51.82 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 46.77 | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 47.71 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 48.21 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 45.72 | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.13 | 49.4 | 60.87 | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.3 | 46.77 | 51.82 | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.96 | 47.71 | 48.21 | 2 |
| 2020s | 45.72 | 45.72 | 45.72 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More poverty & inequality data for Senegal
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.82 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,192 (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 13.47 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.39 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 19.39 (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 2.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.49 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Senegal?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Senegal was 45.72 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 60.87 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.72 in 2021.
- How does Senegal rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Senegal ranks 44th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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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