Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Netherlands
Netherlands: Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax was 21.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Netherlands, 1983–2021
Source: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Netherlands stood at 21.6%.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Netherlands peaked at 23.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 1999.
Netherlands ranks 41st of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 20.5% | — |
| 1987 | 19.6% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 21.7% | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 19.9% | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 19.3% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.1% | 19.6% | 20.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 19.3% | 21.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 21.5% | 23.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 21.3% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.6% | 22.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 36,940 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 9.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8977 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 66,148 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7945 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 58,539 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6366 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Netherlands?
- Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Netherlands was 21.6% in 2021, according to Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax?
- Netherlands ranks 41st out of 48 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest decile (tenth of the population).