Gini coefficient (after tax) in Greece
Greece: Gini coefficient (after tax) was 0.3075 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient (after tax) in Greece, 1995–2021
Source: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.3075 for gini coefficient (after tax) in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient (after tax) in Greece peaked at 0.3501 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2999, in 2018.
Greece ranks 27th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3501 | 0.3501 | 0.3501 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3302 | 0.3207 | 0.3422 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3249 | 0.2999 | 0.3417 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3115 | 0.3075 | 0.3155 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More poverty & inequality data for Greece
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,053 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 39.8% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.103 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0753 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0753 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0922 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.5% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1682 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient (after tax) in Greece?
- Gini coefficient (after tax) in Greece was 0.3075 in 2021, according to Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient (after tax) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3501 in 1995.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient (after tax) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2999 in 2018.
- How does Greece rank for gini coefficient (after tax)?
- Greece ranks 27th out of 48 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gini coefficient (after tax) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient (after tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.