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

Togo ranks 32nd out of 109 countries with data for 2021.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Togo 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 Togo

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

Togo: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.5666 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

0.5666

Change on year

down 5.5%

World rank

32nd

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.6222

in 2011

All-time low

0.5666

in 2021

Years of data

2006–2021

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Togo, 2006–2021

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

Analysis

In 2021, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Togo stood at 0.5666. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Togo peaked at 0.6222 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5666, in 2021.

Togo ranks 32nd of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.5966	0.5966	0.5966	1
2010s	0.605	0.5934	0.6222	3
2020s	0.5666	0.5666	0.5666	1

Countries ranked near Togo

29 Cambodia 0.5692 compare
30 Burkina Faso 0.5684 compare
31 Gambia 0.5681 compare
33 Madagascar 0.5641 compare
34 Taiwan 0.5579 compare
35 Senegal 0.5539 compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

More poverty & inequality data for Togo

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 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,173 kg per hectare (2023)
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.9% (2023)
Gender Inequality Index 0.564 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1966 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1966 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1944 (2023)
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 15.2% (2023)
Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4408 (2023)

All data for Togo →

Frequently asked questions

What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Togo?: Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Togo was 0.5666 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 Togo?: The highest recorded value was 0.6222 in 2011.
What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Togo?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5666 in 2021.
How does Togo rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?: Togo ranks 32nd out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Togo?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Togo 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

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.