Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Poland
Poland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.2895 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Poland, 1986–2023
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 Poland is 0.2895, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Poland peaked at 0.3198 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2622, in 1992.
That places Poland 34th out of 48 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2709 | 0.2709 | 0.2709 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2896 | 0.2622 | 0.3198 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.3115 | 0.3091 | 0.3156 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3006 | 0.283 | 0.3147 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2936 | 0.289 | 0.2981 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More poverty & inequality data for Poland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.3 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,895 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.1% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.081 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0842 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0842 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1132 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 22.4% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.198 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Poland?
- Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Poland was 0.2895 in 2023, 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3198 in 1995.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2622 in 1992.
- How does Poland rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Poland ranks 34th out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Poland 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.