Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3354 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Pakistan, 1987–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.3354 for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan peaked at 0.3354 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2865, in 2001.
That places Pakistan 67th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.3332 | — |
| 1990 | 0.3325 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2867 | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3312 | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2865 | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3089 | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3126 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2967 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2878 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.297 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2953 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3129 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2959 | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3354 | +13.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.3354 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3528, 95% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.3354 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3369, 100% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3332 | 0.3332 | 0.3332 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.3168 | 0.2867 | 0.3325 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.3012 | 0.2865 | 0.3126 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2978 | 0.2878 | 0.3129 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3354 | 0.3354 | 0.3354 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 64 Germany 0.3366 compare
- 65 Jordan 0.3366 compare
- 66 Luxembourg 0.3359 compare
- 68 North Macedonia 0.3351 compare
- 69 Switzerland 0.3346 compare
- 70 Greece 0.3344 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Pakistan
- 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 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,634 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 4.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.36 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% (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 Pakistan?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan was 0.3354 in 2024, 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3354 in 2024.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2865 in 2001.
- How does Pakistan rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 67th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.