Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.5167 in 2015. ▬ Flat
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Tajikistan, 1999–2015
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 0.5167 for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Tajikistan peaked at 0.5251 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4836, in 1999.
Tajikistan ranks 55th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.4836 | — |
| 2003 | 0.5251 | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5231 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5117 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5183 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5167 | -0.3% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 0.5167 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5666, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 0.5167 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3666, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4836 | 0.4836 | 0.4836 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5195 | 0.5117 | 0.5251 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5167 | 0.5167 | 0.5167 | 1 |
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: world inequality database vs. world bank in Tajikistan?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Tajikistan was 0.5167 in 2015, 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5251 in 2003.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4836 in 1999.
- How does Tajikistan rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Tajikistan ranks 55th out of 109 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.