Gini coefficient in Croatia
Croatia: Gini coefficient was 0.3011 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient in Croatia, 1988–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gini coefficient in Croatia stood at 0.3011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Croatia peaked at 0.3255 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2278, in 1988.
That places Croatia 93rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2278 | 0.2278 | 0.2278 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3255 | 0.3255 | 0.3255 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3122 | 0.2891 | 0.3247 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2964 | 0.289 | 0.3011 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More poverty & inequality data for Croatia
- 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 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,914 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 38.0% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.074 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0777 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0777 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0966 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 30.1% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1354 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Croatia?
- Gini coefficient in Croatia was 0.3011 in 2023, 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3255 in 2009.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2278 in 1988.
- How does Croatia rank for gini coefficient?
- Croatia ranks 93rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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.