Gini coefficient (before tax) in Estonia
Estonia: Gini coefficient (before tax) was 0.5422 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Estonia, 1988–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.5422 for gini coefficient (before tax) in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient (before tax) in Estonia peaked at 0.5628 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3639, in 1988.
That places Estonia 60th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.3639 | — |
| 1993 | 0.5349 | +47.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5386 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5369 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5527 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5628 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5401 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5625 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5336 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.519 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4983 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4705 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4881 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5002 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5147 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5225 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5181 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4941 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4858 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4846 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4846 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5255 | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5255 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5336 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5422 | +1.6% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.5422 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4706, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.5422 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4669, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gini coefficient (before tax) in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +47.0% | 0.3639 | 0.5349 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3639 | 0.3639 | 0.3639 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5368 | 0.5349 | 0.5386 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5307 | 0.4705 | 0.5628 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5018 | 0.4846 | 0.5255 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5338 | 0.5255 | 0.5422 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More poverty & inequality data for Estonia
- 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 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,410 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 -19.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.51 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.5% (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 Estonia?
- Gini coefficient (before tax) in Estonia was 0.5422 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5628 in 2003.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3639 in 1988.
- How does Estonia rank for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Estonia ranks 60th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.