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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Income share top 10 after vs before tax wid scatter
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
109 places, 2,129 data points, 1980–2024
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