Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
54.8
Switzerland
Lowest
38.8
Albania
Median
46.2
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,005
What the numbers show
Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 54.8 in Switzerland; the lowest is 38.8 in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 46.2, and the mean is 46.45.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 35 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 social: 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 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 | Austria | 47.1 | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 18 | Portugal | 47.1 | 2025 | down 21.1% | 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 |
| 24 | Netherlands | 46.2 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 24 | Netherlands | 46.2 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 26 | Belgium | 45.5 | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 27 | Estonia | 45.4 | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 27 | Estonia | 45.4 | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 29 | Spain | 44.6 | 2025 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 30 | Hungary | 44 | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 31 | Cyprus | 43.7 | 2025 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 32 | Norway | 43.6 | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 33 | Poland | 43.5 | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 33 | Poland | 43.5 | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 35 | Iceland | 43 | 2020 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 36 | Ireland | 42.8 | 2025 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 42.7 | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 37 | Slovenia | 42.7 | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 42.5 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 40 | Montenegro | 42.3 | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 40 | Czechia | 42.3 | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 42 | Croatia | 42.2 | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 42 | Croatia | 42.2 | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 44 | Malta | 40.2 | 2025 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 45 | Slovakia | 39.9 | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 45 | Slovakia | 39.9 | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 47 | Albania | 38.8 | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.