Palma ratio (by age)

OECDPeriod 2014~2023Retrieved 2026-11-09

Income of the top 10% divided by income of the bottom 40%. Widely used alongside the Gini coefficient in papers and reports.

2014: 1.5 times → 2023: 1.22 times (down 18.5%). Highest: 2014 (1.5 times).

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Palma ratio (by age) · 2014~2023 (unit: times)
YearTotal18–6566+
20141.49631.382.4295
20151.40091.2932.1393
20161.42691.30542.1218
20171.41821.29272.0593
20181.33841.20491.9009
20191.3051.161.7294
20201.26031.13691.6185
20211.25331.14161.6496
20221.22451.10031.7042
20231.22021.09551.6652

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Reference (APA 7th)

OECD. (2026). Income distribution database (IDD): Korea [Data set]. OECD Data Explorer. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_WISE_IDD%40DF_IDD&df[ag]=OECD.WISE.INE

Source https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_WISE_IDD%40DF_IDD&df[ag]=OECD.WISE.INE

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