Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Ireland
Ireland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.3247 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.3247
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
95th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.33
in 2000
All-time low
0.2764
in 2009
Years of data
43
1980–2022
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Ireland, 1980–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Ireland is 0.3247, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Ireland peaked at 0.33 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2764, in 2009.
That places Ireland 95th out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3129 | — |
| 1981 | 0.3086 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3208 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3263 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3189 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3114 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.304 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3075 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3034 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3083 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3072 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3001 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2876 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2922 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2982 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3062 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2885 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2992 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3208 | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3137 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.33 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3225 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3168 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3166 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3159 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3245 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3292 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3162 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.297 | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2764 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2917 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2925 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2815 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2866 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.299 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.324 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3136 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3113 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3164 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3237 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3019 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3149 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3247 | +3.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.3247 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3617, 90% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.3247 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3666, 89% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3122 | 0.3034 | 0.3263 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3014 | 0.2876 | 0.3208 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3145 | 0.2764 | 0.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.304 | 0.2815 | 0.324 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3138 | 0.3019 | 0.3247 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More poverty & inequality data for Ireland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,325 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 3.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.9 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Ireland?
- Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Ireland was 0.3247 in 2022, 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.33 in 2000.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2764 in 2009.
- How does Ireland rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Ireland ranks 95th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland 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.