Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Estonia
Estonia: Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax was 38.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Estonia, 1988–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 38.6% for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Estonia peaked at 41.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 1988.
Estonia ranks 65th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 20.8% | — |
| 1993 | 36.2% | +73.9% |
| 1998 | 38.0% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 39.7% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 38.1% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 31.1% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 36.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 32.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 37.4% | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 37.1% | 36.2% | 38.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 31.1% | 41.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 32.6% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 36.9% | 38.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 62 Ethiopia 39.5% compare
- 63 China 39.1% compare
- 64 El Salvador 38.6% compare
- 66 Kazakhstan 38.6% compare
- 67 Mauritania 38.3% compare
- 68 Romania 38.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Estonia
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 9.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6582 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 22,654 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5825 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 20,048 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.1134 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.382 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 13,147 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 14,387 constant LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Estonia?
- Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Estonia was 38.6% 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 10% before and after tax recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 1988.
- How does Estonia rank for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax?
- Estonia ranks 65th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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 10% before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.