Gini coefficient (before tax) in Poland
Poland: Gini coefficient (before tax) was 0.4857 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.4857
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
85th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.4857
in 2022
All-time low
0.2996
in 1978
Years of data
63
1924–2022
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Poland, 1924–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, gini coefficient (before tax) in Poland stood at 0.4857. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient (before tax) in Poland peaked at 0.4857 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2996, in 1978.
That places Poland 85th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 0.4048 | — |
| 1925 | 0.4031 | -0.4% |
| 1926 | 0.398 | -1.3% |
| 1927 | 0.3959 | -0.5% |
| 1928 | 0.3941 | -0.5% |
| 1929 | 0.3903 | -1.0% |
| 1930 | 0.3893 | -0.3% |
| 1931 | 0.3927 | +0.9% |
| 1935 | 0.4003 | +1.9% |
| 1936 | 0.4047 | +1.1% |
| 1947 | 0.401 | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 0.3945 | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 0.3928 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.3936 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.3946 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 0.3959 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 0.3948 | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.3889 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.3843 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3783 | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3727 | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3678 | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3562 | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3397 | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3309 | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3084 | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2996 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3295 | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3279 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3313 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3241 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3212 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3335 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3741 | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3956 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.415 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4169 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.414 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4253 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4213 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4393 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4411 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4514 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4624 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4724 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4783 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4787 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4787 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4848 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4744 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4734 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4768 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4727 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.472 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4769 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4812 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4805 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4761 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4819 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4841 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4841 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4849 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4857 | +0.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.4857 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4706, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.4857 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.3977 | 0.3903 | 0.4048 | 6 |
| 1930s | 0.3967 | 0.3893 | 0.4047 | 4 |
| 1940s | 0.401 | 0.401 | 0.401 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.3943 | 0.3928 | 0.3959 | 5 |
| 1960s | 0.3776 | 0.3562 | 0.3948 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.3196 | 0.2996 | 0.3397 | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.3279 | 0.3212 | 0.3335 | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.4089 | 0.3741 | 0.4253 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.4662 | 0.4393 | 0.4848 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4776 | 0.472 | 0.4841 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4849 | 0.4841 | 0.4857 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More poverty & inequality data for Poland
- 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 1.3 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,895 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 0.6829 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.13 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.1% (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 Poland?
- Gini coefficient (before tax) in Poland was 0.4857 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4857 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2996 in 1978.
- How does Poland rank for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Poland ranks 85th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.