Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Italy
Italy: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax was 36.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Italy, 2003–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 36.2% for reduction in income inequality before and after tax in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Italy peaked at 37.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2003.
Italy ranks 15th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.1% | 29.0% | 36.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 35.2% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 36.2% | 37.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More poverty & inequality data for Italy
- 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 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,059 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.0% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.043 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 15.8% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0692 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0692 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0819 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2085 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Italy?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Italy was 36.2% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2003.
- How does Italy rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax?
- Italy ranks 15th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.