Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Croatia
Croatia: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population was 23.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Croatia, 2009–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Croatia stood at 23.9%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Croatia peaked at 31.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2023.
That places Croatia 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 30.2% | — |
| 2010 | 31.5% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.2% | 30.2% | 30.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 28.0% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 23.9% | 28.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More poverty & inequality data for Croatia
- 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 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,914 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 1.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 38.01 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 38.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Croatia?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Croatia was 23.9% in 2023, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2023.
- How does Croatia rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population?
- Croatia ranks 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.