Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Estonia
Estonia: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax was 33.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Estonia, 2013–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Estonia stood at 33.5%.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Estonia peaked at 35.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 2014.
Estonia ranks 20th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.8% | 29.1% | 34.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 30.8% | 35.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More poverty & inequality data for Estonia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,410 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.061 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 25.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0798 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0798 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1078 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1567 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Estonia?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Estonia was 33.5% 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 recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 2014.
- How does Estonia rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax?
- Estonia ranks 20th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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. 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.