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

Iraq ranks 1st out of 109 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Iraq 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 Iraq

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

Iraq: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.7154 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.7154

Change on year

up 5.1%

World rank

1st

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.7154

in 2024

All-time low

0.5078

in 2013

Years of data

2007–2024

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Iraq, 2007–2024

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

Analysis

Iraq recorded 0.7154 for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Iraq peaked at 0.7154 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5078, in 2013.

That places Iraq 1st out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.5935	0.5935	0.5935	1
2010s	0.5402	0.5078	0.5725	2
2020s	0.6982	0.681	0.7154	2

Countries ranked near Iraq

2 Mexico 0.6742 compare
3 South Africa 0.6562 compare
4 Peru 0.6536 compare

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More poverty & inequality data for Iraq

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 3.25 live births per woman (2023)
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,749 kg per hectare (2023)
Gender Inequality Index 0.558 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1138 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1138 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1279 (2023)
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.3% (2023)
Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2547 (2023)
Population living in slums 49.3% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Iraq?: Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Iraq was 0.7154 in 2024, 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 Iraq?: The highest recorded value was 0.7154 in 2024.
What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Iraq?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5078 in 2013.
How does Iraq rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?: Iraq ranks 1st out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Iraq?: Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq 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.