Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax was 28.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Luxembourg, 1985–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Luxembourg is 28.3%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Luxembourg peaked at 38.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2019.
Luxembourg ranks 92nd of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 29.9% | — |
| 1991 | 31.0% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 31.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 32.0% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 32.8% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 34.6% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 28.3% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.9% | 29.9% | 29.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 31.3% | 31.0% | 32.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 31.1% | 38.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 27.2% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 27.2% | 28.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Luxembourg?
- Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Luxembourg was 28.3% 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2019.
- How does Luxembourg rank for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax?
- Luxembourg ranks 92nd out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.