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

Lebanon ranks 20th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Lebanon 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 Lebanon

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

Lebanon: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.5935 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

0.5935

World rank

20th

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.6436

in 2012

All-time low

0.5935

in 2024

Years of data

2006–2024

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Lebanon, 2006–2024

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

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 0.5935 for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Lebanon peaked at 0.6436 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5935, in 2024.

Lebanon ranks 20th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.6251	0.5943	0.6397	4
2010s	0.6365	0.6298	0.6436	5
2020s	0.5935	0.5935	0.5935	1

Countries ranked near Lebanon

17 Thailand 0.5972 compare
18 Tanzania 0.5938 compare
19 Cameroon 0.5937 compare
21 Costa Rica 0.5933 compare
22 Tunisia 0.5881 compare
23 Rwanda 0.587 compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

More poverty & inequality data for Lebanon

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 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,415 kg per hectare (2023)
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 5.8% (2021)
Gender Inequality Index 0.36 (2023)
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 14.2% (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0963 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0963 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1052 (2023)
Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2024 (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Lebanon?: Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Lebanon was 0.5935 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 Lebanon?: The highest recorded value was 0.6436 in 2012.
What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Lebanon?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5935 in 2024.
How does Lebanon rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?: Lebanon ranks 20th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Lebanon?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Lebanon 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.