Gini coefficient in Turkey
Turkey: Gini coefficient was 0.4368 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient in Turkey, 1987–2023
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 Turkey is 0.4368, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Turkey peaked at 0.4447 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3844, in 2007.
That places Turkey 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4103 | 0.4103 | 0.4103 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4132 | 0.4132 | 0.4132 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4044 | 0.3844 | 0.4261 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4149 | 0.3879 | 0.4383 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4389 | 0.4304 | 0.4447 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More poverty & inequality data for Turkey
- 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 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,429 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 23.2% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.227 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0998 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0998 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1087 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.3% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2891 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Turkey?
- Gini coefficient in Turkey was 0.4368 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4447 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3844 in 2007.
- How does Turkey rank for gini coefficient?
- Turkey ranks 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.