Gini coefficient in Australia
Australia: Gini coefficient was 0.3383 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient in Australia, 1981–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient in Australia is 0.3383, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Australia peaked at 0.3543 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3132, in 1981.
That places Australia 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3233 | 0.3132 | 0.3315 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.3258 | 0.3258 | 0.3258 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3386 | 0.3306 | 0.3543 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.3427 | 0.3369 | 0.3466 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.3383 | 0.3383 | 0.3383 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More poverty & inequality data for Australia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,690 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.4% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.056 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0712 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0712 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0807 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 21.6% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1849 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Australia?
- Gini coefficient in Australia was 0.3383 in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3543 in 2008.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3132 in 1981.
- How does Australia rank for gini coefficient?
- Australia ranks 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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 Gini coefficient. 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.