Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Canada
Canada: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.2987 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Canada, 1971–2022
Source: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Canada is 0.2987, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Canada peaked at 0.3228 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.2821, in 2020.
Canada ranks 32nd of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3059 | 0.2994 | 0.3228 | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.2935 | 0.2829 | 0.3073 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.2959 | 0.285 | 0.3115 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3187 | 0.3165 | 0.3217 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3129 | 0.3 | 0.3211 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2907 | 0.2821 | 0.2987 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More poverty & inequality data for Canada
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,695 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.052 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0822 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0822 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0978 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 21.2% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1598 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Canada?
- Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Canada was 0.2987 in 2022, according to Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3228 in 1971.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2821 in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Canada ranks 32nd out of 48 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.