Income share top 1 after vs before tax wid scatter by country
Countries reporting
109
Highest
41.78
Iraq
Lowest
3.98
Cyprus
Median
13.27
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
2,129
What the numbers show
Income share top 1 after vs before tax wid scatter is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 41.78 in Iraq; the lowest is 3.98 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.27, and the mean is 13.47.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 183.8%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 51.5%).
Income share top 1 after vs before tax wid scatter: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | 41.78 | 2024 | up 183.8% | rising |
| 2 | Peru | 27.23 | 2022 | up 32.8% | flat |
| 3 | India | 22.67 | 2022 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 22.33 | 2022 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 21.36 | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 6 | Botswana | 21.22 | 2015 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 7 | Brazil | 21.21 | 2022 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 8 | Tunisia | 20.87 | 2021 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 9 | Uganda | 20.61 | 2019 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 10 | Chile | 20.2 | 2022 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 20.11 | 2016 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 12 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 20.03 | 2018 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 13 | Russia | 19.76 | 2017 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 14 | Georgia | 19.72 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Mozambique | 19.23 | 2022 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 16 | Lebanon | 18.76 | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.37 | 2019 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 18 | Rwanda | 18.26 | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 19 | Cambodia | 17.92 | 2014 | — | falling |
| 20 | Egypt | 17.9 | 2020 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 17.51 | 2022 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 22 | Jordan | 17.49 | 2013 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 23 | Thailand | 17.27 | 2021 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 24 | Zambia | 17.17 | 2022 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 25 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 17.12 | 2017 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 17.01 | 2023 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 27 | Taiwan, China | 17 | 2017 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 16.93 | 2022 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 29 | Indonesia | 16.83 | 2018 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 16.55 | 2022 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 31 | South Africa | 16.41 | 2014 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 32 | Hong Kong, China | 16.21 | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 33 | Kenya | 16.11 | 2021 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 34 | Gambia | 16.08 | 2020 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 35 | Estonia | 15.67 | 2022 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 15.62 | 2016 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 37 | Pakistan | 15.6 | 2018 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 38 | Palestine, State of | 15.43 | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 39 | Philippines | 15.24 | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 40 | Ghana | 15.08 | 2016 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 41 | Mongolia | 14.9 | 2018 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 41 | United States | 14.9 | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 43 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 14.68 | 2022 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 44 | Viet Nam | 14.46 | 2018 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 14.2 | 2021 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 46 | Burundi | 14.1 | 2020 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 46 | Serbia | 14.1 | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 48 | Togo | 13.95 | 2021 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 49 | Israel | 13.87 | 2016 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 50 | Niger | 13.71 | 2021 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 51 | Malawi | 13.69 | 2019 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Madagascar | 13.65 | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 53 | Singapore | 13.59 | 2014 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 13.5 | 2018 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 55 | Romania | 13.27 | 2022 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 56 | Cameroon | 13.15 | 2021 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 57 | Senegal | 12.96 | 2021 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 57 | Uruguay | 12.96 | 2022 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 12.86 | 2015 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 60 | Poland | 12.77 | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 61 | China (People’s Republic of) | 12.59 | 2015 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 62 | Benin | 12.46 | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 63 | Ecuador | 12.01 | 2022 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 64 | Nigeria | 11.97 | 2022 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 65 | Korea | 11.88 | 2022 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 66 | Mali | 11.64 | 2021 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 67 | Argentina | 11.58 | 2022 | up 61.1% | falling |
| 68 | Malaysia | 11.47 | 2022 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 69 | Côte d'Ivoire | 11.46 | 2021 | down 19.5% | flat |
| 70 | Republic of Moldova | 11.15 | 2021 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.84 | 2021 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 72 | Hungary | 10.72 | 2022 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 73 | El Salvador | 10.67 | 2022 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 74 | Germany | 10.23 | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 75 | Greece | 10.13 | 2022 | up 52.1% | flat |
| 76 | Ethiopia | 10.05 | 2021 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 77 | Malta | 9.97 | 2020 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 78 | New Zealand | 9.74 | 2022 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.73 | 2015 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 79 | Spain | 9.73 | 2022 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 81 | Mauritania | 9.51 | 2019 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 82 | Luxembourg | 9.27 | 2022 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 83 | Ireland | 9.2 | 2022 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 84 | Canada | 9.13 | 2022 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 85 | Lithuania | 9.12 | 2022 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 86 | United Kingdom | 8.97 | 2021 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 87 | Albania | 8.91 | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 88 | Latvia | 8.69 | 2022 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 89 | Montenegro | 8.54 | 2021 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 90 | Croatia | 8.43 | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 91 | Czechia | 7.87 | 2022 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 92 | North Macedonia | 7.81 | 2018 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 93 | Norway | 7.72 | 2022 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 94 | Australia | 7.71 | 2022 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 95 | Guinea | 7.7 | 2018 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 96 | Portugal | 7.37 | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 97 | France | 7.15 | 2022 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 98 | Austria | 7.08 | 2017 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 99 | Sweden | 6.87 | 2022 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 100 | Denmark | 6.85 | 2022 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 101 | Finland | 6.68 | 2022 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 102 | Slovenia | 6.53 | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 103 | Switzerland | 6.1 | 2022 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 104 | Italy | 6.08 | 2015 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 105 | Belgium | 5.92 | 2022 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 106 | Netherlands | 5.68 | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 107 | Slovak Republic | 5.63 | 2022 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 108 | Iceland | 4.74 | 2016 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 109 | Cyprus | 3.98 | 2022 | down 43.7% | falling |