Gini coefficient (after tax) by country
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.
What the numbers show
Gini coefficient (after tax) is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 0.6163 in South Africa; the lowest is 0.2362 in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.313, and the mean is 0.3354.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 14.8%), and the largest decrease in Russia (down 17.7%).
Gini coefficient (after tax): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 0.6163 | 2017 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 2 | Colombia | 0.5084 | 2023 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 3 | Chile | 0.4587 | 2017 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 4 | Brazil | 0.4527 | 2022 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 5 | Panama | 0.45 | 2019 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 6 | Paraguay | 0.449 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 7 | Peru | 0.4357 | 2021 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 8 | United States | 0.3943 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 0.3855 | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 10 | Uruguay | 0.3838 | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 0.3729 | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 12 | Mali | 0.3713 | 2024 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 13 | Philippines | 0.3674 | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 14 | Lithuania | 0.3534 | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 15 | Vietnam | 0.3498 | 2013 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 16 | Georgia | 0.3425 | 2022 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 17 | Israel | 0.3413 | 2022 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 18 | South Korea | 0.3315 | 2021 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 19 | Italy | 0.3279 | 2022 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 20 | Australia | 0.325 | 2020 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 21 | Switzerland | 0.3147 | 2022 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 0.3143 | 2016 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 23 | Spain | 0.314 | 2022 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 24 | Germany | 0.3119 | 2022 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 25 | Serbia | 0.3114 | 2022 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 26 | Taiwan | 0.3079 | 2021 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 27 | Greece | 0.3075 | 2021 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 28 | Japan | 0.305 | 2020 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 0.3024 | 2021 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 30 | Russia | 0.2998 | 2022 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 31 | France | 0.299 | 2022 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 32 | Canada | 0.2987 | 2022 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 33 | Romania | 0.2946 | 2021 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 34 | Poland | 0.2895 | 2023 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 36 | Denmark | 0.2881 | 2022 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 37 | Austria | 0.2844 | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 39 | Sweden | 0.2756 | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 40 | Netherlands | 0.2702 | 2021 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 41 | Hungary | 0.2682 | 2015 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 0.2628 | 2015 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 43 | Norway | 0.2602 | 2022 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 44 | Finland | 0.2584 | 2016 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 45 | Iceland | 0.2506 | 2017 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 46 | Belgium | 0.2432 | 2024 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 47 | Czechia | 0.2432 | 2023 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 48 | Slovakia | 0.2362 | 2018 | down 4.7% | rising |
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.