Income share top 10 after vs before tax wid scatter by country
Countries reporting
109
Highest
66.71
Iraq
Lowest
19.66
Iceland
Median
41.49
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
2,129
What the numbers show
Income share top 10 after vs before tax wid scatter is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 66.71 in Iraq; the lowest is 19.66 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 41.49, and the mean is 39.84.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 55.5%), and the largest decrease in Guinea-Bissau (down 30.7%).
Income share top 10 after vs before tax wid scatter: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | 66.71 | 2024 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 58.24 | 2022 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 3 | South Africa | 57.74 | 2014 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 57.68 | 2022 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 5 | India | 57.59 | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 6 | Peru | 56.05 | 2022 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 7 | Botswana | 55.81 | 2015 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 8 | Chile | 54.25 | 2022 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 9 | Mozambique | 54 | 2022 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 10 | Colombia | 53.53 | 2022 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 10 | Türkiye | 53.53 | 2024 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 12 | Zambia | 53.27 | 2022 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 13 | Uganda | 52.06 | 2019 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 14 | Rwanda | 50.5 | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 15 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 49.74 | 2017 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 16 | Tunisia | 49.7 | 2021 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 17 | Palestine, State of | 49.29 | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 18 | Kenya | 49.1 | 2021 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 19 | Jordan | 48.91 | 2013 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 20 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 48.71 | 2018 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 21 | Thailand | 48.68 | 2021 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 22 | Ghana | 48.3 | 2016 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 48.25 | 2016 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 24 | Gambia | 47.62 | 2020 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 25 | Lebanon | 47.29 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 26 | Cameroon | 47.18 | 2021 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 27 | Egypt | 46.89 | 2020 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 46.59 | 2022 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 46.57 | 2021 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 30 | Madagascar | 46.25 | 2021 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 31 | Togo | 46.21 | 2021 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 32 | Burundi | 45.68 | 2020 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 33 | Georgia | 45.44 | 2024 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 34 | Malawi | 45.34 | 2019 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 35 | Senegal | 45.23 | 2021 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 36 | Indonesia | 45.1 | 2018 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 37 | Cambodia | 45.04 | 2014 | — | falling |
| 38 | Hong Kong, China | 44.94 | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 39 | Russia | 44.68 | 2017 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 40 | Singapore | 44.63 | 2014 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 41 | Taiwan, China | 44.43 | 2017 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 42 | Niger | 44.37 | 2021 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 43 | Mali | 43.73 | 2021 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 44 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 43.64 | 2022 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 43.45 | 2022 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 46 | Côte d'Ivoire | 43.1 | 2021 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 47 | Philippines | 42.99 | 2018 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 48 | Benin | 42.91 | 2021 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | 42.88 | 2019 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 50 | Israel | 42.87 | 2016 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 51 | Nigeria | 41.75 | 2022 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 52 | Viet Nam | 41.66 | 2018 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 41.55 | 2016 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 54 | Ecuador | 41.5 | 2022 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 41.49 | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 56 | Argentina | 41.46 | 2022 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 57 | Guinea-Bissau | 41.42 | 2021 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 58 | Pakistan | 41.17 | 2018 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 59 | Uruguay | 41.13 | 2022 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 40.18 | 2015 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 61 | Mongolia | 39.84 | 2018 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 62 | Ethiopia | 39.49 | 2021 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 63 | China (People’s Republic of) | 39.15 | 2015 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 64 | El Salvador | 38.64 | 2022 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 65 | Estonia | 38.61 | 2022 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 38.59 | 2018 | up 18.6% | flat |
| 67 | Mauritania | 38.34 | 2019 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 68 | Romania | 38.05 | 2022 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 69 | United States | 37.39 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 70 | Serbia | 35.96 | 2022 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 71 | Guinea | 35.76 | 2018 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 72 | Lithuania | 34.69 | 2022 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 73 | Republic of Moldova | 34.16 | 2021 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 74 | Malaysia | 34 | 2022 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 75 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33.67 | 2015 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 76 | Korea | 33.59 | 2022 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 77 | Montenegro | 33.36 | 2021 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 78 | Albania | 33.15 | 2022 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 79 | Poland | 33.06 | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 80 | Malta | 32.84 | 2020 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 81 | Latvia | 32.56 | 2022 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 82 | Croatia | 31.46 | 2022 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 83 | Germany | 30.52 | 2022 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 84 | Hungary | 30.45 | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 85 | Greece | 30.02 | 2022 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 86 | North Macedonia | 29.84 | 2018 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 87 | Portugal | 29.12 | 2022 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 88 | Canada | 29.06 | 2022 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 89 | New Zealand | 28.73 | 2022 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 90 | Ireland | 28.57 | 2022 | up 20.4% | flat |
| 91 | Spain | 28.51 | 2022 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 92 | Luxembourg | 28.28 | 2022 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 93 | Australia | 28.05 | 2022 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 94 | United Kingdom | 27.73 | 2021 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 95 | Norway | 26.23 | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 96 | Austria | 26.04 | 2017 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 97 | Italy | 25.79 | 2015 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 98 | Slovenia | 25.69 | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 99 | Netherlands | 25.22 | 2022 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 100 | Belgium | 24.49 | 2022 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 101 | Finland | 24.2 | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 102 | Czechia | 23.93 | 2022 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 103 | France | 23.59 | 2022 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 104 | Cyprus | 23.12 | 2022 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 105 | Switzerland | 23.06 | 2022 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 106 | Slovak Republic | 22.68 | 2022 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 107 | Sweden | 22.5 | 2022 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 108 | Denmark | 21.32 | 2022 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 109 | Iceland | 19.66 | 2016 | down 13.9% | falling |