Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
54.8
Switzerland
Lowest
39.9
Slovakia
Median
46.2
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,034
What the numbers show
Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 54.8 in Switzerland; the lowest is 39.9 in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 46.2, and the mean is 46.47.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Switzerland (up 9.2%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 24.3%).
Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income before … included: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 54.8 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 53.7 | 2018 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 53.7 | 2018 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 2 | France | 53.7 | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 5 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 53.3 | 2021 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 53.3 | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 52.3 | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 8 | Lithuania | 51.5 | 2025 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 8 | Lithuania | 51.5 | 2025 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 10 | Greece | 50.9 | 2025 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 11 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 50.6 | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 12 | Finland | 49.3 | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 49.2 | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 14 | Italy | 48 | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 15 | Latvia | 47.8 | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 15 | Latvia | 47.8 | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 47.6 | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 47.1 | 2025 | down 21.1% | flat |
| 18 | Austria | 47.1 | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 20 | Romania | 47 | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 21 | Denmark | 46.8 | 2025 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 22 | Sweden | 46.7 | 2025 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 23 | Serbia | 46.4 | 2025 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 46.4 | 2025 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 25 | Netherlands | 46.2 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Netherlands | 46.2 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 27 | Montenegro | 45.9 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 28 | Belgium | 45.5 | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 45.4 | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 45.4 | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 31 | Spain | 44.6 | 2025 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 32 | Hungary | 44 | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 33 | Cyprus | 43.7 | 2025 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 34 | Norway | 43.6 | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 35 | Poland | 43.5 | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 35 | Poland | 43.5 | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 37 | Iceland | 43 | 2020 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 38 | Ireland | 42.8 | 2025 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 42.7 | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 39 | Slovenia | 42.7 | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 42.5 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 42.5 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 43 | Czechia | 42.3 | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 44 | Croatia | 42.2 | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 44 | Croatia | 42.2 | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 46 | Malta | 40.2 | 2025 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 46 | Albania | 40.2 | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 48 | Slovak Republic | 39.9 | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 48 | Slovakia | 39.9 | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.