Gini coefficient (before tax) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Gini coefficient (before tax) was 0.6851 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
0.6851
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
9th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.687
in 1960
All-time low
0.6159
in 1978
Years of data
60
1917–2019
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Zimbabwe, 1917–2019
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient (before tax) in Zimbabwe is 0.6851, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient (before tax) in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.687 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6159, in 1978.
That places Zimbabwe 9th out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 0.6308 | — |
| 1918 | 0.6385 | +1.2% |
| 1919 | 0.6322 | -1.0% |
| 1920 | 0.6378 | +0.9% |
| 1921 | 0.6341 | -0.6% |
| 1922 | 0.638 | +0.6% |
| 1923 | 0.6309 | -1.1% |
| 1924 | 0.6366 | +0.9% |
| 1925 | 0.6386 | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.6425 | +0.6% |
| 1927 | 0.6437 | +0.2% |
| 1928 | 0.6419 | -0.3% |
| 1929 | 0.6448 | +0.5% |
| 1930 | 0.6402 | -0.7% |
| 1931 | 0.6446 | +0.7% |
| 1932 | 0.6415 | -0.5% |
| 1933 | 0.648 | +1.0% |
| 1934 | 0.6461 | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 0.644 | -0.3% |
| 1936 | 0.6453 | +0.2% |
| 1937 | 0.6452 | -0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.6424 | -0.4% |
| 1939 | 0.6417 | -0.1% |
| 1945 | 0.6478 | +1.0% |
| 1946 | 0.6538 | +0.9% |
| 1947 | 0.6513 | -0.4% |
| 1948 | 0.6499 | -0.2% |
| 1949 | 0.6504 | +0.1% |
| 1950 | 0.6478 | -0.4% |
| 1951 | 0.6496 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 0.6554 | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 0.6558 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.661 | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 0.6663 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.6694 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.6732 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.6773 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.6803 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.687 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 0.6803 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.6787 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.6704 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6675 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.6655 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6581 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.6553 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.653 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.6477 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6478 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6446 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6388 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6379 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6325 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6274 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.625 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6196 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6159 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6223 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6358 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6851 | +7.8% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.6851 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5789, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.6851 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5771, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.6338 | 0.6308 | 0.6385 | 3 |
| 1920s | 0.6389 | 0.6309 | 0.6448 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6439 | 0.6402 | 0.648 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6506 | 0.6478 | 0.6538 | 5 |
| 1950s | 0.6636 | 0.6478 | 0.6803 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6663 | 0.6477 | 0.687 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6322 | 0.6159 | 0.6478 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6477 | 0.6223 | 0.6851 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More poverty & inequality data for Zimbabwe
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 3.72 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 743.9 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 -22.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.89 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.9% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient (before tax) in Zimbabwe?
- Gini coefficient (before tax) in Zimbabwe was 0.6851 in 2019, 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.687 in 1960.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6159 in 1978.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 9th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.