Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.5036 in 2021. ▼ Falling
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.
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.6526 | — |
| 1999 | 0.5115 | -21.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4965 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5369 | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5451 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5036 | -7.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.5036 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.557, 90% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.5036 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5654, 89% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
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
More poverty & inequality data for Ethiopia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 3.99 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,632 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.9299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -50 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.497 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.2% (2023)
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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About this data
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.