Gini coefficient (before tax) in Czechia
Czechia: Gini coefficient (before tax) was 0.3812 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Czechia, 1980–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 0.3812 for gini coefficient (before tax) in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient (before tax) in Czechia peaked at 0.4089 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2641, in 1981.
Czechia ranks 112th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.2766 | — |
| 1981 | 0.2641 | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2679 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2823 | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2952 | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3685 | +24.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3869 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3835 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3896 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3793 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3886 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3867 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3868 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3882 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3774 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3883 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3939 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3924 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4089 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3848 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3879 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3745 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3883 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3768 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3899 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3976 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3852 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.386 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3803 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3809 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3809 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.381 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3812 | +0.1% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.3812 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4706, 81% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.3812 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4669, 82% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2727 | 0.2641 | 0.2823 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.3723 | 0.2952 | 0.3896 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.3901 | 0.3774 | 0.4089 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3847 | 0.3745 | 0.3976 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.381 | 0.3809 | 0.3812 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More poverty & inequality data for Czechia
- 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 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,070 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 2.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.7 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.7% (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 Czechia?
- Gini coefficient (before tax) in Czechia was 0.3812 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4089 in 2008.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2641 in 1981.
- How does Czechia rank for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Czechia ranks 112th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.