Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Lithuania
Lithuania: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax was 29.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Lithuania, 2004–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 29.7% for reduction in income inequality before and after tax in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Lithuania peaked at 37.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2016.
Lithuania ranks 23rd of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.9% | 28.2% | 31.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 26.5% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 28.8% | 29.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More poverty & inequality data for Lithuania
- 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 4,187 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.6% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.07 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 22.9% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1225 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0884 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0884 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2037 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Lithuania?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Lithuania was 29.7% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2016.
- How does Lithuania rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax?
- Lithuania ranks 23rd out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.