How does Netherlands rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?

Netherlands ranks 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2022.

Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Netherlands?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Netherlands 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.

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Netherlands

Name: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Netherlands
Creator: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Netherlands: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

0.3%

Change on year

down 2.4%

World rank

22nd

of 35 countries

All-time high

0.3%

in 2019

All-time low

0.3%

in 2022

Years of data

2013–2022

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Netherlands, 2013–2022

Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2022, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Netherlands stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Netherlands peaked at 0.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2022.

Netherlands ranks 22nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2010s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	7
2020s	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	3

Countries ranked near Netherlands

19 Canada 0.3% compare
20 Germany 0.3% compare
21 Luxembourg 0.3% compare
23 Hungary 0.3% compare
24 Sweden 0.3% compare
25 Ireland 0.3% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

More poverty & inequality data for Netherlands

Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,806 kg per hectare (2024)
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 38.5% (2023)
Gender Inequality Index 0.013 (2023)
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.5% (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0754 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0754 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0825 (2023)
Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1138 (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Netherlands?: Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Netherlands was 0.3% in 2022, according to World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Netherlands?: The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Netherlands?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
How does Netherlands rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?: Netherlands ranks 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Netherlands?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Netherlands 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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About this data

Indicator: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Unit: %
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 35 places, 313 data points, 2013–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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