Gini coefficient (before tax) in Australia
Australia: Gini coefficient (before tax) was 0.4923 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Australia, 1910–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, gini coefficient (before tax) in Australia stood at 0.4923.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient (before tax) in Australia peaked at 0.6099 in 1910 and was at its lowest, 0.4094, in 1957.
Australia ranks 82nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.6099 | 0.6099 | 0.6099 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.4834 | 0.4834 | 0.4834 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.497 | 0.497 | 0.497 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.4375 | 0.4094 | 0.4879 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4506 | 0.4396 | 0.4612 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4241 | 0.4123 | 0.442 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4322 | 0.42 | 0.4605 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4535 | 0.438 | 0.465 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4768 | 0.4607 | 0.4881 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4857 | 0.4798 | 0.4893 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4888 | 0.4819 | 0.4923 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More poverty & inequality data for Australia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,690 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.4% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.056 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0712 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0712 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0807 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 21.6% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1849 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient (before tax) in Australia?
- Gini coefficient (before tax) in Australia was 0.4923 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6099 in 1910.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4094 in 1957.
- How does Australia rank for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Australia ranks 82nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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 (before tax). 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 before taxes and benefits.