Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 58.95 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
58.95
Change on year
up 12.1%
World rank
10th
of 113 countries
All-time high
63.61
in 1960
All-time low
51.37
in 2011
Years of data
60
1917–2019
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Zimbabwe, 1917–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 58.95 for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in 2019.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Zimbabwe peaked at 63.61 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 51.37, in 2011.
Zimbabwe ranks 10th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 55.6 | — |
| 1918 | 56.54 | +1.7% |
| 1919 | 55.82 | -1.3% |
| 1920 | 56.51 | +1.2% |
| 1921 | 56.1 | -0.7% |
| 1922 | 56.58 | +0.9% |
| 1923 | 55.78 | -1.4% |
| 1924 | 56.47 | +1.2% |
| 1925 | 56.74 | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 57.22 | +0.8% |
| 1927 | 57.38 | +0.3% |
| 1928 | 57.19 | -0.3% |
| 1929 | 57.56 | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 57.04 | -0.9% |
| 1931 | 57.56 | +0.9% |
| 1932 | 57.18 | -0.7% |
| 1933 | 57.96 | +1.4% |
| 1934 | 57.73 | -0.4% |
| 1935 | 57.48 | -0.4% |
| 1936 | 57.63 | +0.3% |
| 1937 | 57.62 | -0.0% |
| 1938 | 57.29 | -0.6% |
| 1939 | 57.2 | -0.2% |
| 1945 | 58.02 | +1.4% |
| 1946 | 58.75 | +1.3% |
| 1947 | 58.46 | -0.5% |
| 1948 | 58.32 | -0.2% |
| 1949 | 58.39 | +0.1% |
| 1950 | 58.11 | -0.5% |
| 1951 | 58.4 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 59.18 | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 59.32 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 60.02 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 60.73 | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 61.18 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 61.72 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 62.29 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 62.74 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 63.61 | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 62.68 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 62.3 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 61.18 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 60.67 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 60.26 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 59.23 | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 58.73 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 58.29 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 57.51 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 57.35 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 56.81 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 55.97 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 55.71 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 54.9 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 54.14 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 53.7 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 52.9 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 52.31 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 51.37 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 52.57 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 58.95 | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 55.99 | 55.6 | 56.54 | 3 |
| 1920s | 56.75 | 55.78 | 57.56 | 10 |
| 1930s | 57.47 | 57.04 | 57.96 | 10 |
| 1940s | 58.39 | 58.02 | 58.75 | 5 |
| 1950s | 60.37 | 58.11 | 62.74 | 10 |
| 1960s | 60.45 | 57.51 | 63.61 | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.87 | 52.31 | 57.35 | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.3 | 51.37 | 58.95 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More poverty & inequality data for Zimbabwe
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.72 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 743.9 (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 -22.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.89 (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 14.89 (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 16.3 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.519 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Zimbabwe?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Zimbabwe was 58.95 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 Zimbabwe?
- 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 Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.37 in 2011.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Zimbabwe ranks 10th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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