Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.358 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Luxembourg, 1985–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Luxembourg stood at 0.358.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Luxembourg peaked at 0.4526 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3446, in 2020.
Luxembourg ranks 89th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.3571 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3788 | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3769 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3881 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3882 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3786 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3707 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4089 | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4143 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4193 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4526 | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4184 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3815 | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.394 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3895 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4204 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3912 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3892 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.366 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3788 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.389 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3676 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3501 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3446 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3559 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.358 | +0.6% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.358 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3617, 99% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.358 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3666, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3571 | 0.3571 | 0.3571 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.3813 | 0.3769 | 0.3881 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.4036 | 0.3707 | 0.4526 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3836 | 0.3501 | 0.4204 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3528 | 0.3446 | 0.358 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More poverty & inequality data for Luxembourg
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.4 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,540 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 -9.99 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 40.92 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 40.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Luxembourg?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Luxembourg was 0.358 in 2022, 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4526 in 2007.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3446 in 2020.
- How does Luxembourg rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Luxembourg ranks 89th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.