Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Netherlands
Netherlands: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax was 34.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Netherlands, 2011–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Netherlands is 34.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Netherlands peaked at 34.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2011.
That places Netherlands 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.3% | 31.6% | 34.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 33.7% | 34.2% | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 38.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.013 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.5% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0754 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0754 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0825 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1138 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Netherlands?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Netherlands was 34.2% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2011.
- How does Netherlands rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax?
- Netherlands ranks 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 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.