Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.4937 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Kazakhstan, 1993–2018
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Kazakhstan is 0.4937, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Kazakhstan peaked at 0.5169 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4364, in 2008.
That places Kazakhstan 64th out of 109 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4657 | 0.4406 | 0.4907 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4711 | 0.4364 | 0.5169 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4735 | 0.4463 | 0.4953 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More poverty & inequality data for Kazakhstan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,530 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.5% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.182 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0958 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0958 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1284 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.8% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1471 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Kazakhstan?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Kazakhstan was 0.4937 in 2018, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5169 in 2002.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4364 in 2008.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Kazakhstan ranks 64th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. 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. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.