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

Nigeria ranks 47th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Nigeria 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 Nigeria

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

Nigeria: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.5316 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

0.5316

World rank

47th

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.5949

in 1992

All-time low

0.5265

in 2012

Years of data

1985–2022

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Nigeria, 1985–2022

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

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 0.5316 for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in 2022.

The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Nigeria peaked at 0.5949 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5265, in 2012.

Nigeria ranks 47th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	0.5581	0.5581	0.5581	1
1990s	0.5949	0.5949	0.5949	1
2000s	0.5695	0.5695	0.5695	1
2010s	0.5339	0.5265	0.5383	4
2020s	0.5316	0.5316	0.5316	1

Countries ranked near Nigeria

44 El Salvador 0.5364 compare
45 Vietnam 0.5358 compare
46 Benin 0.5324 compare
47 Russia 0.5316 compare
49 Ecuador 0.529 compare
50 Singapore 0.5277 compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

More poverty & inequality data for Nigeria

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 4.48 live births per woman (2023)
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,558 kg per hectare (2024)
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.2% (2007)
Gender Inequality Index 0.677 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2807 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2807 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2825 (2023)
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.6% (2023)
Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1863 (2023)

All data for Nigeria →

Frequently asked questions

What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Nigeria?: Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Nigeria was 0.5316 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 Nigeria?: The highest recorded value was 0.5949 in 1992.
What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Nigeria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5265 in 2012.
How does Nigeria rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?: Nigeria ranks 47th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Nigeria?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nigeria 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.