Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.3185 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in United Kingdom, 1982–2021
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 United Kingdom stood at 0.3185.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in United Kingdom peaked at 0.3755 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.3001, in 1982.
United Kingdom ranks 96th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3128 | 0.3001 | 0.3247 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.3669 | 0.3611 | 0.3755 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3517 | 0.3285 | 0.3613 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.322 | 0.3017 | 0.3342 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3145 | 0.3106 | 0.3185 | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More poverty & inequality data for United Kingdom
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,138 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.083 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 21.1% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0826 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0826 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0966 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.167 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in United Kingdom?
- Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in United Kingdom was 0.3185 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3755 in 1997.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3001 in 1982.
- How does United Kingdom rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- United Kingdom ranks 96th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.