Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 38.65 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Seychelles, 1955–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 38.65 for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid 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, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Seychelles peaked at 63.21 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 38.65, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.77 | 60.77 | 60.77 | 1 |
| 1960s | 61.01 | 58.99 | 63.21 | 9 |
| 1970s | 57.32 | 57.04 | 57.6 | 2 |
| 1990s | 52.63 | 52.63 | 52.63 | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.09 | 52.09 | 52.09 | 1 |
| 2010s | 49.42 | 38.65 | 60.2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More poverty & inequality data for Seychelles
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.13 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.24 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 27.24 (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)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 43.61 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1045 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1045 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1293 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Seychelles?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Seychelles was 38.65 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 63.21 in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.65 in 2018.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Seychelles ranks 73rd out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid 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 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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