Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.5148 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Zambia, 1991–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.5148 for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.5942 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.4206, in 2002.
Zambia ranks 4th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5942 | — |
| 1993 | 0.5255 | -11.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4833 | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4912 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4206 | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5427 | +29.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5457 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5201 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5584 | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5148 | -7.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.5148 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3528, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.5148 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3766, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5236 | 0.4833 | 0.5942 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.503 | 0.4206 | 0.5457 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5393 | 0.5201 | 0.5584 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5148 | 0.5148 | 0.5148 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More poverty & inequality data for Zambia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 4.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,344 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 -4.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.23 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.2% (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 Zambia?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Zambia was 0.5148 in 2022, 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5942 in 1991.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4206 in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Zambia ranks 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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.