Gini coefficient in Zambia
Zambia: Gini coefficient was 0.5148 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.5148
World rank
4th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.5942
in 1991
All-time low
0.4206
in 2002
Years of data
10
1991–2022
Gini coefficient in Zambia, 1991–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, gini coefficient in Zambia stood at 0.5148.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Zambia peaked at 0.5942 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.4206, in 2002.
That places Zambia 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Gini coefficient 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 gini coefficient in Zambia?
- Gini coefficient 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 gini coefficient recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5942 in 1991.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4206 in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for gini coefficient?
- Zambia ranks 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient 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 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.