Income inequality (Gini)

The Gini index of consumption, 0 for perfect equality and 100 for perfect inequality. India's figure looks low by world standards partly because it is built from consumption rather than income — the two are not comparable, and the consumption measure understates the gap that income data would show.

Position from worst

25.5

2022

Published by

World Bank

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Income inequality (Gini) over time

1977–2022 · 8 observations · lower is better · Gini index (0 = equal)

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Period	Income inequality (Gini)
2022	25.5
2011	28.8
2009	27.8
2004	27.7
1993	26.1
1987	27.5
1983	27.2
1977	29.7

Compared with

India

25.5

Nepal

Bangladesh

30.9

Japan

32.3

Pakistan

33.5

Germany

33.7

Indonesia

34.4

China

Vietnam

36.1

Sri Lanka

37.7

United States

41.8

Brazil

50.3

South Africa

54.1

Latest available year for each country · Gini index (0 = equal) · lower is better

Source

World Bank — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI