Gini coefficient (before tax) in Australia
Australia: Gini coefficient (before tax) was 0.4923 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.4923
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
82nd
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.6099
in 1910
All-time low
0.4094
in 1957
Years of data
76
1910–2022
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.
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 0.6099 | — |
| 1930 | 0.4834 | -20.7% |
| 1940 | 0.497 | +2.8% |
| 1950 | 0.4879 | -1.8% |
| 1951 | 0.4321 | -11.4% |
| 1952 | 0.4287 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.4263 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 0.4239 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.4219 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.4234 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.4094 | -3.3% |
| 1958 | 0.467 | +14.1% |
| 1959 | 0.4541 | -2.8% |
| 1960 | 0.4526 | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.4537 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4582 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4612 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4544 | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4517 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4448 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4463 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4432 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4396 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4372 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.442 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.437 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4301 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4223 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4173 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4131 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4134 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4123 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4159 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.42 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4203 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4254 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.421 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4235 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4263 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.434 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4483 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4605 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4425 | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.438 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4497 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4445 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4511 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4553 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4581 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4562 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4546 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.462 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.465 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4677 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4607 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4751 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4701 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4745 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4813 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4823 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.481 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4876 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4881 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4866 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4863 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4873 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4875 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.488 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4893 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.483 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4875 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4798 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4817 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4819 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4921 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4923 | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.4923 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4706, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.4923 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5606, 88% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
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)
- 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 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,690 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 -0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.36 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.4% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
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.