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

Guinea ranks 69th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Guinea 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 Guinea

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

Guinea: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.4688 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)

0.4688

World rank

69th

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.6357

in 1994

All-time low

0.4688

in 2018

Years of data

1991–2018

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Guinea, 1991–2018

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

Analysis

In 2018, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Guinea stood at 0.4688. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Guinea peaked at 0.6357 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.4688, in 2018.

Guinea ranks 69th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.6066	0.5775	0.6357	2
2000s	0.5875	0.5664	0.6085	2
2010s	0.4844	0.4688	0.4999	2

Countries ranked near Guinea

66 Mauritania 0.482 compare
67 Romania 0.4783 compare
68 Estonia 0.4727 compare
70 Lithuania 0.4683 compare
71 United States 0.4673 compare
72 Serbia 0.4615 compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

More poverty & inequality data for Guinea

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 4.22 live births per woman (2023)
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,351 kg per hectare (2024)
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.9% (2023)
Gender Inequality Index 0.609 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.228 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.228 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2446 (2023)
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.9% (2023)
Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3163 (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Guinea?: Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Guinea was 0.4688 in 2018, 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 Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 0.6357 in 1994.
What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4688 in 2018.
How does Guinea rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?: Guinea ranks 69th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guinea 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.