Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Netherlands
Netherlands: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.291 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Netherlands, 2011–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Netherlands is 0.291, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Netherlands peaked at 0.312 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.287, in 2013.
Netherlands ranks 26th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.294 | — |
| 2012 | 0.293 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.287 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.305 | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.292 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.298 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.295 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.312 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.295 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.295 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.292 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.291 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2979 | 0.287 | 0.312 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2933 | 0.291 | 0.295 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More poverty & inequality data for Netherlands
- 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 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,806 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 -15.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 38.53 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 38.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Netherlands?
- Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Netherlands was 0.291 in 2023, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.312 in 2019.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.287 in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Netherlands ranks 26th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after 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.