Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Germany
Germany: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Germany, 2014–2023
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.3% for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Germany peaked at 0.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.
Germany ranks 12th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.3% | — |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 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 0.3% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- How does Germany rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Germany ranks 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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 (%).