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

Ethiopia ranks 61st out of 109 countries with data for 2021.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Ethiopia data come from?

The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major 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.

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Ethiopia

Name: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Ethiopia
Creator: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ethiopia: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.5036 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

0.5036

World rank

61st

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.6526

in 1995

All-time low

0.4965

in 2004

Years of data

1995–2021

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Ethiopia, 1995–2021

Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Ethiopia stood at 0.5036.

That represents a change of down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Ethiopia peaked at 0.6526 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4965, in 2004.

That places Ethiopia 61st out of 109 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.582	0.5115	0.6526	2
2000s	0.4965	0.4965	0.4965	1
2010s	0.541	0.5369	0.5451	2
2020s	0.5036	0.5036	0.5036	1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

58 Georgia 0.5108 compare
59 Pakistan 0.5095 compare
60 Kyrgyzstan 0.5067 compare
62 Uruguay 0.4979 compare
63 Mongolia 0.4961 compare
64 Kazakhstan 0.4937 compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

More poverty & inequality data for Ethiopia

Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.99 live births per woman (2023)
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,632 kg per hectare (2024)
Gender Inequality Index 0.497 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1515 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1515 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1954 (2023)
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.2% (2023)
Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3645 (2023)
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 93.5% (2021)

All data for Ethiopia →

Frequently asked questions

What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Ethiopia?: Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Ethiopia was 0.5036 in 2021, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Ethiopia?: The highest recorded value was 0.6526 in 1995.
What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Ethiopia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4965 in 2004.
How does Ethiopia rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?: Ethiopia ranks 61st out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Ethiopia?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?: The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major 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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Indicator: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 2,129 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.