Gini coefficient (before tax) in Greece
Greece: Gini coefficient (before tax) was 0.4534 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.4534
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
96th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.5425
in 2000
All-time low
0.4452
in 2019
Years of data
56
1967–2022
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Greece, 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 Greece stood at 0.4534.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient (before tax) in Greece peaked at 0.5425 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4452, in 2019.
That places Greece 96th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.4487 | — |
| 1968 | 0.4506 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4564 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4587 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4608 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4626 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4683 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4706 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4727 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4755 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4796 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4825 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4857 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4906 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5051 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4977 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4847 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4815 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4899 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4758 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4688 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4838 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4733 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4792 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4697 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.462 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4821 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4961 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4981 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5022 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5226 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5302 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5321 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5425 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5392 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5116 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4952 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4996 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5056 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4939 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4828 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.458 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4511 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4646 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4532 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4565 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4615 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4858 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4835 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4701 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4617 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4484 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4452 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4452 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4485 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4534 | +1.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.4534 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4706, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.4534 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4669, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4519 | 0.4487 | 0.4564 | 3 |
| 1970s | 0.4717 | 0.4587 | 0.4857 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4851 | 0.4688 | 0.5051 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4974 | 0.462 | 0.5321 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.498 | 0.4511 | 0.5425 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.463 | 0.4452 | 0.4858 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.449 | 0.4452 | 0.4534 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More poverty & inequality data for Greece
- 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 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,053 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 -2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 39.78 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 39.8% (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 Greece?
- Gini coefficient (before tax) in Greece was 0.4534 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5425 in 2000.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4452 in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Greece ranks 96th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece 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.