Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Poland
Poland: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax was 41.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Poland, 2005–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 41.9% for reduction in income inequality before and after tax in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Poland peaked at 41.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2010.
That places Poland 6th out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 37.3% | — |
| 2006 | 36.8% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 34.6% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 34.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 35.2% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 38.6% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 37.8% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 41.9% | +8.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 41.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.3%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Poland's 41.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.2%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 34.6% | 37.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 34.6% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 38.7% | 41.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More poverty & inequality data for Poland
- 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 1.3 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,895 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 0.6829 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.13 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.1% (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 in Poland?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Poland was 41.9% 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 recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2010.
- How does Poland rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax?
- Poland ranks 6th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.