Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.4937 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Kazakhstan, 1993–2018
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 Kazakhstan stood at 0.4937.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Kazakhstan peaked at 0.5169 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4364, in 2008.
Kazakhstan ranks 64th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.4406 | — |
| 1996 | 0.4907 | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5036 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5169 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4987 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4501 | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4584 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4558 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4386 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4364 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4818 | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.483 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4619 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4682 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.475 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4567 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4463 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4815 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4953 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4937 | -0.3% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 0.4937 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5361, 92% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 0.4937 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3666, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4657 | 0.4406 | 0.4907 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4711 | 0.4364 | 0.5169 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4735 | 0.4463 | 0.4953 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More poverty & inequality data for Kazakhstan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 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 3.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,530 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 48.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.46 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.5% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Kazakhstan?
- Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Kazakhstan was 0.4937 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5169 in 2002.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4364 in 2008.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Kazakhstan ranks 64th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.