Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax was 44.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Russian Federation, 1980–2017
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 Russian Federation is 44.7%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Russian Federation peaked at 50.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 1990.
Russian Federation ranks 39th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23.9% | — |
| 1985 | 24.1% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 24.1% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 23.4% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 24.4% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 30.6% | +25.2% |
| 1993 | 32.5% | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 39.0% | +19.9% |
| 1995 | 39.9% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 46.2% | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 43.6% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 40.9% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 48.3% | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 48.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 47.3% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 47.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 47.7% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 45.1% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 47.2% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 45.2% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 44.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.0% | 23.9% | 24.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 36.5% | 23.4% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 46.5% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 44.4% | 47.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Russian Federation?
- Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Russian Federation was 44.7% in 2017, 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 1990.
- How does Russian Federation rank for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax?
- Russian Federation ranks 39th out of 109 countries with data for 2017.
- Is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.