Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) in Spain
Spain: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) was 0.314 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Spain, 1980–2022
Source: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Spain stood at 0.314.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Spain peaked at 0.3558 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3022, in 1990.
That places Spain 23rd out of 48 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3192 | — |
| 1985 | 0.3149 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3022 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3416 | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3391 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3428 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3558 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3432 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3349 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3339 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3422 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3305 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.326 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3179 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3227 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3261 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3318 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3392 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3397 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3343 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3451 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3437 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3445 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3408 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3323 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3296 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3191 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3281 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3181 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.314 | -1.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.314 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2989, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.314 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3171 | 0.3149 | 0.3192 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3367 | 0.3022 | 0.3558 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.3282 | 0.3179 | 0.3422 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.3369 | 0.3191 | 0.3451 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3201 | 0.314 | 0.3281 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More poverty & inequality data for Spain
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,786 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 72.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 36.42 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.4% (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 Spain?
- Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Spain was 0.314 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3558 in 1996.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3022 in 1990.
- How does Spain rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Spain ranks 23rd out of 48 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain 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.