Gini coefficient (before tax) in Croatia
Croatia: Gini coefficient (before tax) was 0.4715 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Croatia, 1967–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, gini coefficient (before tax) in Croatia stood at 0.4715.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient (before tax) in Croatia peaked at 0.4761 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3943, in 1987.
Croatia ranks 89th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.3965 | — |
| 1968 | 0.3965 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3972 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3964 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3967 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3972 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3976 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3985 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4085 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4097 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4133 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3943 | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3979 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4347 | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4669 | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4761 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4584 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4592 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4477 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4414 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4494 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4638 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4614 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4738 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4713 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4624 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4603 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4692 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4685 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4646 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4706 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4696 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.461 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4639 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4721 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4705 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4705 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.472 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4715 | -0.1% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.4715 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4706, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.4715 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4669, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3965 | 0.3965 | 0.3965 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.3973 | 0.3964 | 0.3985 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.4047 | 0.3943 | 0.4133 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.4592 | 0.4347 | 0.4761 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.4589 | 0.4414 | 0.4738 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.467 | 0.4603 | 0.4721 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4713 | 0.4705 | 0.472 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More poverty & inequality data for Croatia
- 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 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,914 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 1.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 38.01 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 38.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient (before tax) in Croatia?
- Gini coefficient (before tax) in Croatia was 0.4715 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4761 in 1999.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3943 in 1987.
- How does Croatia rank for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Croatia ranks 89th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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.