Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3528 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Cote d'Ivoire, 1985–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Cote d'Ivoire is 0.3528, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 0.4552 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.3528, in 2021.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 51st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.4552 | — |
| 1986 | 0.3797 | -16.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4051 | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3689 | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3938 | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4056 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3896 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4318 | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4147 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3717 | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3528 | -5.1% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.3528 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3528, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.3528 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3766, 94% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4022 | 0.3689 | 0.4552 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.3963 | 0.3896 | 0.4056 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.4318 | 0.4318 | 0.4318 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3932 | 0.3717 | 0.4147 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3528 | 0.3528 | 0.3528 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More poverty & inequality data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,398 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.6 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Cote d'Ivoire was 0.3528 in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4552 in 1985.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3528 in 2021.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 51st out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. 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.