India: income inequality between top 10 percent and bottom 50 percent share 2021

As of 2021, the top 10 percent Indian population group in terms of pre-tax income was estimated to hold over 57 percent of total income in India, whereas the bottom 50 percent group only made up just over 13 percent of total income. This reflected an even greater income gap compared to 2010.

Inequality of average pre-tax national income between top 10 percent and bottom 50 percent share in India from 2010 to 2021

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Release date

November 2022

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Region

India

Survey time period

2010 to 2021

Supplementary notes

The source did not provide a date of publication. The release date used here is the access date.

The source states: "Pre-tax national income is the sum of all pre-tax personal income flows accruing to the owners of the production factors, labor and capital, before taking into account the operation of the tax/transfer system, but after taking into account the operation of pension system."
Values after 2014 are extrapolated assuming inequality neutral growth rates

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