Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Zambia
Zambia: Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax was 17.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Zambia, 1991–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Zambia stood at 17.2%.
The figure is down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Zambia peaked at 22.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1993.
Zambia ranks 24th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.1% | — |
| 1993 | 16.1% | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 18.2% | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +19.2% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | -20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.0% | 16.1% | 19.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 18.8% | 22.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 18.1% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 13.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5703 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 751.62 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 14.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 18,886 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.8373 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6272 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Zambia?
- Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Zambia was 17.2% in 2022, 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 1% before and after tax recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% before and after tax recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1993.
- How does Zambia rank for income share of the richest 1% before and after tax?
- Zambia ranks 24th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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 1% before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.