Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Pakistan
Pakistan: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.5095 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Pakistan, 1987–2018
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 Pakistan stood at 0.5095.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Pakistan peaked at 0.5624 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5063, in 1996.
That places Pakistan 59th out of 109 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5416 | 0.5416 | 0.5416 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5291 | 0.5063 | 0.5457 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5425 | 0.5311 | 0.5624 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5149 | 0.5095 | 0.522 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More poverty & inequality data for Pakistan
- 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 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,634 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.536 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1502 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1502 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1759 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2816 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Pakistan?
- Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Pakistan was 0.5095 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5624 in 2005.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5063 in 1996.
- How does Pakistan rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Pakistan ranks 59th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.