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GINI index (World Bank estimate)

Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.

Country Year Value
Argentina 2008 45.30
Argentina 2009 44.10
Argentina 2010 44.50
Argentina 2011 42.70
Argentina 2012 41.40
Argentina 2013 41.00
Argentina 2014 41.70
Armenia 2008 29.20
Armenia 2009 28.00
Armenia 2010 30.00
Armenia 2011 29.40
Armenia 2012 29.60
Armenia 2013 30.60
Armenia 2014 31.50
Austria 2008 30.40
Austria 2009 31.50
Austria 2010 30.30
Austria 2011 30.80
Austria 2012 30.50
Austria 2013 30.80
Austria 2014 30.50
Belgium 2008 28.40
Belgium 2009 28.60
Belgium 2010 28.40
Belgium 2011 28.10
Belgium 2012 27.50
Belgium 2013 27.70
Belgium 2014 28.10
Bulgaria 2008 33.60
Bulgaria 2009 33.80
Bulgaria 2010 35.70
Bulgaria 2011 34.30
Bulgaria 2012 36.00
Bulgaria 2013 36.60
Bulgaria 2014 37.40
Belarus 2008 27.80
Belarus 2009 27.70
Belarus 2010 28.60
Belarus 2011 27.20
Belarus 2012 26.50
Belarus 2013 26.60
Belarus 2014 27.20
Bolivia 2008 50.80
Bolivia 2009 49.20
Bolivia 2010 0.00
Bolivia 2011 46.10
Bolivia 2012 46.60
Bolivia 2013 47.60
Bolivia 2014 47.80
Brazil 2008 54.00
Brazil 2009 53.70
Brazil 2010 0.00
Brazil 2011 52.90
Brazil 2012 53.50
Brazil 2013 52.80
Brazil 2014 52.10
Switzerland 2008 33.80
Switzerland 2009 32.90
Switzerland 2010 32.60
Switzerland 2011 31.70
Switzerland 2012 31.60
Switzerland 2013 32.50
Switzerland 2014 32.50
China 2008 43.00
China 2009 0.00
China 2010 43.70
China 2011 42.40
China 2012 42.20
China 2013 39.70
China 2014 39.20
Colombia 2008 55.50
Colombia 2009 54.40
Colombia 2010 54.70
Colombia 2011 53.50
Colombia 2012 52.70
Colombia 2013 52.80
Colombia 2014 52.70
Costa Rica 2008 48.70
Costa Rica 2009 50.60
Costa Rica 2010 48.20
Costa Rica 2011 48.70
Costa Rica 2012 48.60
Costa Rica 2013 49.30
Costa Rica 2014 48.60
Cyprus 2008 31.70
Cyprus 2009 32.10
Cyprus 2010 31.50
Cyprus 2011 32.60
Cyprus 2012 34.30
Cyprus 2013 37.00
Cyprus 2014 35.60
Czech Republic 2008 26.30
Czech Republic 2009 26.20
Czech Republic 2010 26.60
Czech Republic 2011 26.40
Czech Republic 2012 26.10
Czech Republic 2013 26.50
Czech Republic 2014 25.90
Germany 2008 31.10
Germany 2009 30.50
Germany 2010 30.20
Germany 2011 30.50
Germany 2012 0.00
Germany 2013 31.10
Germany 2014 0.00
Denmark 2008 25.20
Denmark 2009 26.70
Denmark 2010 27.20
Denmark 2011 27.30
Denmark 2012 27.80
Denmark 2013 28.50
Denmark 2014 28.40
Dominican Republic 2008 48.10
Dominican Republic 2009 48.90
Dominican Republic 2010 47.30
Dominican Republic 2011 47.70
Dominican Republic 2012 46.10
Dominican Republic 2013 47.70
Dominican Republic 2014 44.30
Ecuador 2008 49.70
Ecuador 2009 48.40
Ecuador 2010 48.70
Ecuador 2011 45.90
Ecuador 2012 46.10
Ecuador 2013 46.90
Ecuador 2014 45.00
Spain 2008 34.20
Spain 2009 34.90
Spain 2010 35.20
Spain 2011 35.70
Spain 2012 35.40
Spain 2013 36.20
Spain 2014 36.10
Estonia 2008 31.90
Estonia 2009 31.40
Estonia 2010 32.00
Estonia 2011 32.50
Estonia 2012 32.90
Estonia 2013 35.10
Estonia 2014 34.60
Finland 2008 27.80
Finland 2009 27.50
Finland 2010 27.70
Finland 2011 27.60
Finland 2012 27.10
Finland 2013 27.20
Finland 2014 26.80
France 2008 33.00
France 2009 32.70
France 2010 33.70
France 2011 33.30
France 2012 33.10
France 2013 32.50
France 2014 32.30
United Kingdom 2008 34.10
United Kingdom 2009 34.30
United Kingdom 2010 34.40
United Kingdom 2011 33.20
United Kingdom 2012 32.30
United Kingdom 2013 33.20
United Kingdom 2014 34.00
Georgia 2008 38.50
Georgia 2009 38.20
Georgia 2010 39.50
Georgia 2011 39.60
Georgia 2012 39.00
Georgia 2013 38.60
Georgia 2014 37.60
Greece 2008 33.60
Greece 2009 33.60
Greece 2010 34.10
Greece 2011 34.80
Greece 2012 36.30
Greece 2013 36.10
Greece 2014 35.80
Honduras 2008 55.50
Honduras 2009 51.30
Honduras 2010 53.10
Honduras 2011 56.20
Honduras 2012 56.10
Honduras 2013 52.60
Honduras 2014 50.40
Croatia 2008 0.00
Croatia 2009 32.60
Croatia 2010 32.40
Croatia 2011 32.30
Croatia 2012 32.50
Croatia 2013 32.00
Croatia 2014 32.10
Hungary 2008 27.50
Hungary 2009 27.00
Hungary 2010 29.40
Hungary 2011 29.20
Hungary 2012 30.80
Hungary 2013 31.50
Hungary 2014 30.90
Indonesia 2008 36.80
Indonesia 2009 36.70
Indonesia 2010 37.90
Indonesia 2011 41.10
Indonesia 2012 41.10
Indonesia 2013 41.50
Indonesia 2014 40.80
Ireland 2008 30.90
Ireland 2009 32.70
Ireland 2010 32.30
Ireland 2011 32.90
Ireland 2012 33.20
Ireland 2013 33.50
Ireland 2014 31.90
Iceland 2008 31.80
Iceland 2009 28.70
Iceland 2010 26.20
Iceland 2011 26.80
Iceland 2012 26.80
Iceland 2013 25.40
Iceland 2014 27.80
Italy 2008 33.80
Italy 2009 33.80
Italy 2010 34.70
Italy 2011 35.10
Italy 2012 35.20
Italy 2013 34.90
Italy 2014 34.70
Kazakhstan 2008 28.50
Kazakhstan 2009 28.20
Kazakhstan 2010 28.00
Kazakhstan 2011 28.00
Kazakhstan 2012 28.20
Kazakhstan 2013 27.10
Kazakhstan 2014 27.00
Kyrgyz Republic 2008 31.50
Kyrgyz Republic 2009 29.90
Kyrgyz Republic 2010 30.10
Kyrgyz Republic 2011 27.80
Kyrgyz Republic 2012 27.40
Kyrgyz Republic 2013 28.80
Kyrgyz Republic 2014 26.80
Lithuania 2008 35.70
Lithuania 2009 37.20
Lithuania 2010 33.60
Lithuania 2011 32.50
Lithuania 2012 35.10
Lithuania 2013 35.30
Lithuania 2014 37.70
Luxembourg 2008 32.60
Luxembourg 2009 31.20
Luxembourg 2010 30.50
Luxembourg 2011 32.10
Luxembourg 2012 34.30
Luxembourg 2013 32.00
Luxembourg 2014 31.20
Latvia 2008 37.20
Latvia 2009 36.00
Latvia 2010 35.00
Latvia 2011 35.80
Latvia 2012 35.20
Latvia 2013 35.50
Latvia 2014 35.10
Moldova 2008 34.70
Moldova 2009 32.90
Moldova 2010 32.10
Moldova 2011 30.60
Moldova 2012 29.20
Moldova 2013 28.50
Moldova 2014 26.80
North Macedonia 2008 0.00
North Macedonia 2009 42.80
North Macedonia 2010 40.20
North Macedonia 2011 39.40
North Macedonia 2012 38.10
North Macedonia 2013 36.20
North Macedonia 2014 35.20
Malta 2008 29.00
Malta 2009 30.20
Malta 2010 29.00
Malta 2011 29.10
Malta 2012 29.40
Malta 2013 28.80
Malta 2014 29.00
Netherlands 2008 29.30
Netherlands 2009 27.90
Netherlands 2010 27.80
Netherlands 2011 27.80
Netherlands 2012 27.60
Netherlands 2013 28.10
Netherlands 2014 28.60
Norway 2008 27.00
Norway 2009 26.20
Norway 2010 25.70
Norway 2011 25.30
Norway 2012 25.70
Norway 2013 26.40
Norway 2014 26.80
Panama 2008 52.70
Panama 2009 51.80
Panama 2010 51.60
Panama 2011 51.30
Panama 2012 51.70
Panama 2013 51.50
Panama 2014 50.50
Peru 2008 47.50
Peru 2009 47.00
Peru 2010 45.50
Peru 2011 44.70
Peru 2012 44.40
Peru 2013 43.90
Peru 2014 43.20
Poland 2008 33.50
Poland 2009 33.40
Poland 2010 33.20
Poland 2011 33.20
Poland 2012 33.00
Poland 2013 33.10
Poland 2014 32.80
Portugal 2008 36.60
Portugal 2009 34.90
Portugal 2010 35.80
Portugal 2011 36.30
Portugal 2012 36.00
Portugal 2013 36.20
Portugal 2014 35.60
Paraguay 2008 50.70
Paraguay 2009 49.10
Paraguay 2010 51.00
Paraguay 2011 52.30
Paraguay 2012 47.60
Paraguay 2013 47.90
Paraguay 2014 50.70
Romania 2008 36.40
Romania 2009 35.60
Romania 2010 35.50
Romania 2011 35.90
Romania 2012 36.50
Romania 2013 36.90
Romania 2014 36.00
Russian Federation 2008 41.60
Russian Federation 2009 39.80
Russian Federation 2010 39.50
Russian Federation 2011 39.70
Russian Federation 2012 40.70
Russian Federation 2013 40.90
Russian Federation 2014 39.90
El Salvador 2008 46.90
El Salvador 2009 45.80
El Salvador 2010 43.50
El Salvador 2011 42.30
El Salvador 2012 41.80
El Salvador 2013 43.40
El Salvador 2014 41.60
Slovak Republic 2008 26.00
Slovak Republic 2009 27.20
Slovak Republic 2010 27.30
Slovak Republic 2011 26.50
Slovak Republic 2012 26.10
Slovak Republic 2013 28.10
Slovak Republic 2014 26.10
Slovenia 2008 23.70
Slovenia 2009 24.80
Slovenia 2010 24.90
Slovenia 2011 24.90
Slovenia 2012 25.60
Slovenia 2013 26.20
Slovenia 2014 25.70
Sweden 2008 28.10
Sweden 2009 27.30
Sweden 2010 27.70
Sweden 2011 27.60
Sweden 2012 27.60
Sweden 2013 28.80
Sweden 2014 28.40
Thailand 2008 40.30
Thailand 2009 39.60
Thailand 2010 39.40
Thailand 2011 37.50
Thailand 2012 39.30
Thailand 2013 37.80
Thailand 2014 37.00
Turkey 2008 39.00
Turkey 2009 39.00
Turkey 2010 38.80
Turkey 2011 40.00
Turkey 2012 40.20
Turkey 2013 40.20
Turkey 2014 41.20
Ukraine 2008 26.60
Ukraine 2009 25.30
Ukraine 2010 24.80
Ukraine 2011 24.60
Ukraine 2012 24.70
Ukraine 2013 24.60
Ukraine 2014 24.00
Uruguay 2008 45.10
Uruguay 2009 45.50
Uruguay 2010 44.50
Uruguay 2011 42.10
Uruguay 2012 39.90
Uruguay 2013 40.40
Uruguay 2014 40.10
Kosovo 2008 0.00
Kosovo 2009 31.80
Kosovo 2010 33.30
Kosovo 2011 27.80
Kosovo 2012 29.00
Kosovo 2013 26.30
Kosovo 2014 27.30
  • Worldbank Indicators: SI.POV.GINI
  • World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).