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

Senegal ranks 35th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Senegal 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 Senegal

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

Senegal: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.5539 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

0.5539

Change on year

down 4.1%

World rank

35th

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.7036

in 1991

All-time low

0.5539

in 2021

Years of data

1991–2021

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Senegal, 1991–2021

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Senegal is 0.5539, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Senegal peaked at 0.7036 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5539, in 2021.

Senegal ranks 35th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.6482	0.5929	0.7036	2
2000s	0.5904	0.5711	0.6096	2
2010s	0.5796	0.5777	0.5816	2
2020s	0.5539	0.5539	0.5539	1

Countries ranked near Senegal

32 Togo 0.5666 compare
33 Madagascar 0.5641 compare
34 Taiwan 0.5579 compare
36 Malawi 0.5498 compare
37 Burundi 0.5481 compare
38 Egypt 0.5468 compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

More poverty & inequality data for Senegal

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 3.82 live births per woman (2023)
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,192 kg per hectare (2023)
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.4% (2023)
Gender Inequality Index 0.49 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1354 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1354 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1567 (2023)
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 15.3% (2023)
Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3928 (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Senegal?: Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Senegal was 0.5539 in 2021, 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 Senegal?: The highest recorded value was 0.7036 in 1991.
What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Senegal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5539 in 2021.
How does Senegal rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?: Senegal ranks 35th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Senegal?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Senegal 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.