Income share top 10 after vs before tax lis scatter by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
47.94
South Africa
Lowest
18.57
Slovakia
Median
24.09
Years covered
62
1963–2024
Data points
1,046
What the numbers show
Income share top 10 after vs before tax lis scatter is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 47.94 in South Africa; the lowest is 18.57 in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.09, and the mean is 25.73.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 13.2%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 19.6%).
Income share top 10 after vs before tax lis scatter: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 47.94 | 2017 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 2 | Colombia | 38.65 | 2023 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 3 | Chile | 36.78 | 2017 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 4 | Brazil | 34.68 | 2022 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 5 | Paraguay | 34.47 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 6 | Panama | 33.54 | 2019 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 7 | Peru | 30.88 | 2021 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 8 | Mexico | 29.53 | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 9 | Uruguay | 29.22 | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 10 | United States of America | 29.18 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 29.11 | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 28.83 | 2022 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 13 | Mali | 27.47 | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 26.93 | 2013 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 15 | Lithuania | 26.02 | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 16 | Switzerland | 25.24 | 2022 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 24.84 | 2022 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 18 | Australia | 24.55 | 2020 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 19 | Republic of Korea | 24.46 | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 24.42 | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 21 | Taiwan, China | 24.38 | 2021 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 22 | Georgia | 24.26 | 2022 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 23 | France | 24.25 | 2022 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 24 | Israel | 24.17 | 2022 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 25 | Greece | 24.01 | 2021 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 23.78 | 2022 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 27 | Denmark | 23.5 | 2022 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 28 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 23.46 | 2021 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 29 | Spain | 23.39 | 2022 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 30 | Canada | 23.17 | 2022 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 23.07 | 2023 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 32 | Austria | 22.96 | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 33 | Ireland | 22.96 | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 34 | Serbia | 22.79 | 2022 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 35 | Japan | 22.77 | 2020 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 22.71 | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 37 | Estonia | 22.46 | 2016 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 38 | Hungary | 21.83 | 2015 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 39 | Finland | 21.74 | 2016 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 40 | Romania | 21.68 | 2021 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 41 | Netherlands | 21.65 | 2021 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 42 | Iceland | 21.48 | 2017 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 43 | Sweden | 21.19 | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 44 | Norway | 21.15 | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 45 | Slovenia | 20.59 | 2015 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 46 | Czechia | 20.25 | 2023 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 47 | Belgium | 20.19 | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 48 | Slovakia | 18.57 | 2018 | down 8.4% | flat |