Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 38.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Seychelles, 1955–2018
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 38.6% for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Seychelles peaked at 63.2% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 38.6%, in 2018.
Seychelles ranks 73rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 60.8% | — |
| 1961 | 63.2% | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 62.5% | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 62.3% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 61.6% | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 60.8% | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 60.6% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 59.9% | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 59.2% | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 59.0% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 57.6% | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 57.0% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 52.6% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 60.2% | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | -35.8% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 38.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 35.3%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 38.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.4%, 82% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -35.8% | 60.2% | 38.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.8% | 60.8% | 60.8% | 1 |
| 1960s | 61.0% | 59.0% | 63.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 57.3% | 57.0% | 57.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 52.6% | 52.6% | 52.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 52.1% | 52.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 38.6% | 60.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 70 Tajikistan 40.7% compare
- 71 Ethiopia 40.5% compare
- 72 Mauritania 39.9% compare
- 73 Serbia 38.6% compare
- 75 Guinea 37.9% compare
- 76 South Korea 37.8% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Seychelles
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 2.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.24 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.2% (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 8.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 43.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Seychelles?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Seychelles was 38.6% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 1961.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6% in 2018.
- How does Seychelles rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Seychelles ranks 73rd out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.