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

Tajikistan ranks 55th out of 109 countries with data for 2015.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan

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

Tajikistan: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.5167 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

0.5167

World rank

55th

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.5251

in 2003

All-time low

0.4836

in 1999

Years of data

1999–2015

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Tajikistan, 1999–2015

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

Analysis

In 2015, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Tajikistan stood at 0.5167.

That represents a change of down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Tajikistan peaked at 0.5251 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4836, in 1999.

Tajikistan ranks 55th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.4836	0.4836	0.4836	1
2000s	0.5195	0.5117	0.5251	4
2010s	0.5167	0.5167	0.5167	1

Countries ranked near Tajikistan

52 Guinea-Bissau 0.5238 compare
53 Israel 0.5191 compare
54 China 0.5185 compare
55 Bangladesh 0.5167 compare
57 Iran 0.5149 compare
58 Georgia 0.5108 compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

More poverty & inequality data for Tajikistan

Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.07 live births per woman (2023)
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,124 kg per hectare (2024)
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.7% (2022)
Gender Inequality Index 0.258 (2023)
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.2% (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1154 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1154 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1334 (2023)
Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1993 (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Tajikistan?: Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Tajikistan was 0.5167 in 2015, 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 Tajikistan?: The highest recorded value was 0.5251 in 2003.
What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Tajikistan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4836 in 1999.
How does Tajikistan rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?: Tajikistan ranks 55th out of 109 countries with data for 2015.
Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Tajikistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tajikistan 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.