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

Laos ranks 15th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Laos 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 Laos

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

Laos: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.6012 in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)

0.6012

World rank

15th

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.6012

in 2018

All-time low

0.5723

in 2012

Years of data

1992–2018

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Laos, 1992–2018

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

Analysis

Laos recorded 0.6012 for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Laos peaked at 0.6012 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5723, in 2012.

That places Laos 15th out of 109 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.5793	0.5738	0.5847	2
2000s	0.5787	0.5733	0.5841	2
2010s	0.5867	0.5723	0.6012	2

Countries ranked near Laos

12 Chile 0.6162 compare
13 Turkey 0.6069 compare
14 Palestine 0.6032 compare
16 Ghana 0.5977 compare
17 Thailand 0.5972 compare
18 Tanzania 0.5938 compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

More poverty & inequality data for Laos

Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.42 live births per woman (2023)
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,196 kg per hectare (2024)
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.6% (2022)
Gender Inequality Index 0.475 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1345 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1345 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1577 (2023)
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 16.9% (2023)
Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2356 (2023)

All data for Laos →

Frequently asked questions

What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Laos?: Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Laos was 0.6012 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 Laos?: The highest recorded value was 0.6012 in 2018.
What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Laos?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5723 in 2012.
How does Laos rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?: Laos ranks 15th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Laos?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Laos 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.