Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Uganda
Uganda: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 53.05 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
53.05
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
14th
of 113 countries
All-time high
63.61
in 1960
All-time low
48.89
in 1996
Years of data
33
1948–2019
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Uganda, 1948–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Uganda is 53.05, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Uganda peaked at 63.61 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 48.89, in 1996.
Uganda ranks 14th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 58.06 | — |
| 1949 | 57.88 | -0.3% |
| 1950 | 58.11 | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 58.56 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 59.2 | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 59.95 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 60.41 | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 60.82 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 61.21 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 61.83 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 62.45 | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 62.91 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 63.61 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 63.01 | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 62.29 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 61.59 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 60.88 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 60.26 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 59.47 | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 58.84 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 58.24 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 57.45 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 56.81 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 50.75 | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 52.05 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 48.89 | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 53.21 | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 56.39 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 52.54 | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 54.77 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 50.43 | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 52.07 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 53.05 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 57.97 | 57.88 | 58.06 | 2 |
| 1950s | 60.55 | 58.11 | 62.91 | 10 |
| 1960s | 60.56 | 57.45 | 63.61 | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.81 | 56.81 | 56.81 | 1 |
| 1980s | 50.75 | 50.75 | 50.75 | 1 |
| 1990s | 51.38 | 48.89 | 53.21 | 3 |
| 2000s | 54.57 | 52.54 | 56.39 | 3 |
| 2010s | 51.85 | 50.43 | 53.05 | 3 |
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- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.28 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,920 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.46 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.46 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
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- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.524 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Uganda?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Uganda was 53.05 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 63.61 in 1960.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.89 in 1996.
- How does Uganda rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Uganda ranks 14th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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