Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Canada
Canada: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Canada, 2014–2023
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Canada stood at 0.3%.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Canada peaked at 0.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.
That places Canada 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 16 Malta 0.3% compare
- 16 South Korea 0.3% compare
- 18 Switzerland 0.3% compare
- 20 Germany 0.3% compare
- 21 Luxembourg 0.3% compare
- 22 Netherlands 0.3% compare
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)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 21.2% (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)
- 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 0.3% in 2023, according to World Bank – processed 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 0.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Canada ranks 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank – processed 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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Redistributive impact of fiscal policy, Gini index (%)