Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Estonia
Estonia: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Estonia, 2014–2023
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.3% for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Estonia peaked at 0.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.
That places Estonia 15th 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% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 12 Italy 0.3% compare
- 13 Spain 0.3% compare
- 14 New Zealand 0.3% compare
- 16 Malta 0.3% compare
- 16 South Korea 0.3% compare
- 18 Switzerland 0.3% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Estonia
- 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 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,410 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.061 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 25.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0798 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0798 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1078 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1567 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Estonia?
- Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Estonia 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
- How does Estonia rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Estonia ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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 (%)