Gini index in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Gini index was 29.2 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Gini index in Kazakhstan, 1993–2021
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 29.2 for gini index in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index in Kazakhstan peaked at 39.8 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 26.8, in 2015.
Kazakhstan ranks 103rd of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Gini index in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 32.7 | — |
| 1996 | 35.4 | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 36 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 34.8 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 33.7 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 31.8 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 39.8 | +25.2% |
| 2006 | 30.2 | -24.1% |
| 2007 | 30.1 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 28.5 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 28.2 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 28 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 28.2 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 27.1 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 27 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 26.8 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 27.2 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 27.5 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 27.8 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 28 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 28.7 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 29.2 | +1.7% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 29.2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.9, 79% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 29.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.65, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gini index in Kazakhstan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +25.2% | 31.8 | 39.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.05 | 32.7 | 35.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.57 | 28.2 | 39.8 | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.56 | 26.8 | 28.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.95 | 28.7 | 29.2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More poverty & inequality data for Kazakhstan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 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 3.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,530 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 48.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.46 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.5% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index in Kazakhstan?
- Gini index in Kazakhstan was 29.2 in 2021, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest gini index recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8 in 2005.
- What is the lowest gini index recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8 in 2015.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for gini index?
- Kazakhstan ranks 103rd out of 123 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gini index rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Gini index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.