Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Singapore
Singapore: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 46.2% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
46.2%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
43rd
of 113 countries
All-time high
46.7%
in 2008
All-time low
31.9%
in 1952
Years of data
67
1947–2014
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Singapore, 1947–2014
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Singapore is 46.2%, measured in 2014.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Singapore peaked at 46.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 1952.
Singapore ranks 43rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 67 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 32.1% | — |
| 1948 | 32.0% | -0.3% |
| 1949 | 32.0% | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 32.3% | +1.1% |
| 1951 | 32.1% | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 31.9% | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 32.4% | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 32.2% | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 32.4% | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 32.2% | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 32.0% | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 32.5% | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 32.1% | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 32.1% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 31.9% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 32.2% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 32.2% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 32.0% | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 31.9% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 32.0% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 32.9% | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 34.1% | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 33.8% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 34.9% | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 34.7% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 34.3% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 35.0% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 34.9% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 34.0% | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 35.1% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 37.4% | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 35.5% | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 35.6% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 36.5% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 35.6% | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 35.1% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 37.0% | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 36.3% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 38.5% | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 36.8% | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 37.3% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 37.7% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 35.8% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 35.4% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 35.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 33.6% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 33.5% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 35.1% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 35.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 37.0% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 40.4% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 42.0% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 46.3% | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 46.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 41.9% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 46.7% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 44.8% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 45.1% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 45.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | +2.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 46.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 35.3%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 46.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.6%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.1% | 3 |
| 1950s | 32.2% | 31.9% | 32.5% | 9 |
| 1960s | 32.1% | 31.9% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.8% | 33.8% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.4% | 35.1% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 33.5% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 41.7% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 43.4% | 46.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More poverty & inequality data for Singapore
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.943 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.01 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.0% (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 16.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.031 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 11.9% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0759 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0759 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.091 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Singapore?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Singapore was 46.2% in 2014, 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 1952.
- How does Singapore rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Singapore ranks 43rd out of 113 countries with data for 2014.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.