Share top 1 before tax vs gdp per capita in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Share top 1 before tax vs gdp per capita was 21.07 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
21.07
Change on year
up 20.5%
World rank
15th
of 113 countries
All-time high
22.22
in 1918
All-time low
15.93
in 2011
Years of data
60
1917–2019

Share top 1 before tax vs gdp per capita in Zimbabwe, 1917–2019

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 21.07 for share top 1 before tax vs gdp per capita in 2019.

That represents a change of up 20.5% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share top 1 before tax vs gdp per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 22.22 in 1918 and was at its lowest, 15.93, in 2011.

That places Zimbabwe 15th out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.

Share top 1 before tax vs gdp per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Share top 1 before tax vs gdp per capita in Zimbabwe, 1917 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1917 20.81
1918 22.22 +6.8%
1919 20.65 -7.1%
1920 21.63 +4.7%
1921 20.65 -4.5%
1922 21.3 +3.1%
1923 19.6 -8.0%
1924 20.62 +5.2%
1925 20.88 +1.3%
1926 21.54 +3.2%
1927 21.61 +0.3%
1928 21.03 -2.7%
1929 21.47 +2.1%
1930 20.29 -5.5%
1931 21.22 +4.6%
1932 20.5 -3.4%
1933 21.91 +6.9%
1934 21.46 -2.1%
1935 20.96 -2.3%
1936 21.22 +1.2%
1937 21.17 -0.2%
1938 20.52 -3.1%
1939 20.34 -0.9%
1945 20.83 +2.4%
1946 22.02 +5.7%
1947 21.28 -3.4%
1948 20.8 -2.3%
1949 20.74 -0.3%
1950 20 -3.6%
1951 19.71 -1.4%
1952 20.34 +3.2%
1953 19.73 -3.0%
1954 20.22 +2.5%
1955 20.74 +2.6%
1956 20.73 -0.0%
1957 20.91 +0.9%
1958 21.14 +1.1%
1959 21.13 -0.0%
1960 22 +4.1%
1961 21.06 -4.3%
1962 21.32 +1.2%
1963 20 -6.2%
1964 19.98 -0.1%
1965 20.13 +0.8%
1966 19.05 -5.4%
1967 19.02 -0.2%
1968 19.11 +0.5%
1969 18.54 -3.0%
1970 19.14 +3.2%
1971 19.01 -0.7%
1972 18.31 -3.7%
1973 18.7 +2.1%
1974 18.07 -3.4%
1975 17.53 -3.0%
1976 17.58 +0.3%
1977 16.99 -3.4%
1978 16.75 -1.4%
2011 15.93 -4.9%
2017 17.49 +9.8%
2019 21.07 +20.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 21.23 20.65 22.22 3
1920s 21.03 19.6 21.63 10
1930s 20.96 20.29 21.91 10
1940s 21.13 20.74 22.02 5
1950s 20.46 19.71 21.14 10
1960s 20.02 18.54 22 10
1970s 18.01 16.75 19.14 9
2010s 18.16 15.93 21.07 3

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 12 Türkiye 21.69 compare
  2. 13 Uganda 21.42 compare
  3. 14 Georgia 21.11 compare
  4. 16 United States of America 20.73 compare
  5. 17 Sri Lanka 20.47 compare
  6. 18 Costa Rica 20.32 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share top 1 before tax vs gdp per capita in Zimbabwe?
Share top 1 before tax vs gdp per capita in Zimbabwe was 21.07 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share top 1 before tax vs gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 22.22 in 1918.
What is the lowest share top 1 before tax vs gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 15.93 in 2011.
How does Zimbabwe rank for share top 1 before tax vs gdp per capita?
Zimbabwe ranks 15th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
Is share top 1 before tax vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share top 1 before tax vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share top 1 before tax vs gdp per capita
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
113 places, 3,075 data points, 1820–2024
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