Gini coefficient in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Gini coefficient was 0.3611 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient in Tajikistan, 1999–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 0.3611 for gini coefficient in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Tajikistan peaked at 0.3949 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2953, in 1999.
That places Tajikistan 44th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Gini coefficient in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.2953 | — |
| 2003 | 0.3272 | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.336 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3218 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3078 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.34 | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3238 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3949 | +22.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3803 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3611 | -5.1% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 0.3611 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3528, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 0.3611 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3058, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2953 | 0.2953 | 0.2953 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3232 | 0.3078 | 0.336 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.365 | 0.3238 | 0.3949 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More poverty & inequality data for Tajikistan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 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 3.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,124 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 10.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.74 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.7% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Tajikistan?
- Gini coefficient in Tajikistan was 0.3611 in 2024, 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3949 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2953 in 1999.
- How does Tajikistan rank for gini coefficient?
- Tajikistan ranks 44th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.