Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) in Germany
Germany: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) was 0.3119 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Germany, 1973–2022
Source: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.3119 for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Germany peaked at 0.3141 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2459, in 1986.
That places Germany 24th out of 48 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.2715 | — |
| 1978 | 0.263 | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2605 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2567 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.254 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2459 | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2512 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2527 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2546 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2558 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2659 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2623 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2547 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2605 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2553 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2521 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.25 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2514 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2598 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2583 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2691 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2704 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2682 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2702 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2877 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2857 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2872 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2842 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.284 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2864 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.286 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2887 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2939 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2882 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2923 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2933 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.293 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2999 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3043 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3048 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3141 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3119 | -0.7% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.3119 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2989, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.3119 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2895, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2672 | 0.263 | 0.2715 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.2536 | 0.2459 | 0.2605 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.2568 | 0.25 | 0.2659 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2765 | 0.2583 | 0.2877 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2926 | 0.286 | 0.3043 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3103 | 0.3048 | 0.3141 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More poverty & inequality data for Germany
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,007 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 37.48 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 37.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Germany?
- Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Germany was 0.3119 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3141 in 2021.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2459 in 1986.
- How does Germany rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Germany ranks 24th out of 48 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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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.