Incomes of the richest in India
India: Incomes of the richest was 23.07 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Incomes of the richest in India, 1923–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for incomes of the richest in India is 23.07, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incomes of the richest in India peaked at 23.07 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.28, in 1982.
That places India 9th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Incomes of the richest in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 15.95 | — |
| 1924 | 14.98 | -6.1% |
| 1925 | 14.99 | +0.1% |
| 1926 | 14.4 | -3.9% |
| 1927 | 14.25 | -1.0% |
| 1928 | 14.07 | -1.3% |
| 1929 | 13.35 | -5.1% |
| 1930 | 13.65 | +2.2% |
| 1931 | 14.57 | +6.7% |
| 1932 | 14.85 | +1.9% |
| 1933 | 16.06 | +8.1% |
| 1934 | 16.42 | +2.2% |
| 1935 | 16.73 | +1.9% |
| 1936 | 17.14 | +2.5% |
| 1937 | 17.59 | +2.6% |
| 1938 | 18.59 | +5.7% |
| 1939 | 18.98 | +2.1% |
| 1940 | 19.49 | +2.7% |
| 1941 | 18.34 | -5.9% |
| 1944 | 15.84 | -13.6% |
| 1945 | 15.43 | -2.6% |
| 1948 | 12.99 | -15.8% |
| 1949 | 11.78 | -9.3% |
| 1950 | 11.72 | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 12.85 | +9.6% |
| 1955 | 13.94 | +8.5% |
| 1956 | 14.08 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 14.44 | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 13.94 | -3.5% |
| 1959 | 13.28 | -4.7% |
| 1960 | 13.54 | +2.0% |
| 1961 | 13.03 | -3.8% |
| 1962 | 12.91 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 12.99 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 13.26 | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 12.94 | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 12.46 | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 11.71 | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 10.42 | -11.0% |
| 1975 | 10.7 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 10.56 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 10.01 | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 9.52 | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 8.24 | -13.4% |
| 1980 | 7.54 | -8.5% |
| 1981 | 6.88 | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 6.28 | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 10.57 | +68.3% |
| 1984 | 9.12 | -13.7% |
| 1985 | 10.72 | +17.5% |
| 1986 | 11.09 | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 10.59 | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 11.4 | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 11.31 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 10.74 | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 10.44 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 10.27 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 12.79 | +24.5% |
| 1994 | 12.67 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 13.35 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 13.56 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 14.19 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 14.73 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 19.71 | +33.8% |
| 2012 | 21.7 | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 22 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 21.73 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 22.1 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 22.64 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 22.65 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.78 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 22.03 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 21.99 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 22.13 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 23.07 | +4.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 23.07 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.2, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Incomes of the richest in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +68.3% | 6.28 | 10.57 |
| 2005 | +33.8% | 14.73 | 19.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 14.57 | 13.35 | 15.95 | 7 |
| 1930s | 16.46 | 13.65 | 18.98 | 10 |
| 1940s | 15.65 | 11.78 | 19.49 | 6 |
| 1950s | 13.46 | 11.72 | 14.44 | 7 |
| 1960s | 13.02 | 12.46 | 13.54 | 7 |
| 1970s | 10.17 | 8.24 | 11.71 | 7 |
| 1980s | 9.55 | 6.28 | 11.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.53 | 10.27 | 14.73 | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.71 | 19.71 | 19.71 | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.2 | 21.7 | 22.78 | 8 |
| 2020s | 22.4 | 21.99 | 23.07 | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incomes of the richest in India?
- Incomes of the richest in India was 23.07 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest incomes of the richest recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 23.07 in 2022.
- What is the lowest incomes of the richest recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.28 in 1982.
- How does India rank for incomes of the richest?
- India ranks 9th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is incomes of the richest rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Incomes of the richest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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