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Income distribution database — Gini (disposable income) by country

The OECD Income Distribution Database (IDD) offers data on levels and trends in income inequality and poverty and is updated on a rolling basis, two to three times a year.

Countries reporting
30
Highest
0.482 0-1 scale
Mexico
Lowest
0.24 0-1 scale
Iceland
Median
0.3125 0-1 scale
Years covered
45
1974–2018
Data points
414

What the numbers show

Income distribution database — Gini (disposable income) is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 0.482 0-1 scale in Mexico; the lowest is 0.24 0-1 scale in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.3125 0-1 scale, and the mean is 0.3162 0-1 scale.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 12.3%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 10.2%).

Income distribution database — Gini (disposable income): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mexico 0.482 0-1 scale 2012 down 1.0% flat
1 Türkiye 0.412 0-1 scale 2011 down 4.2% falling
2 United States 0.389 0-1 scale 2012 up 3.5% rising
2 Israel 0.377 0-1 scale 2011 up 8.6% rising
3 Latvia 0.36 0-1 scale 2013 down 0.8% falling
3 Portugal 0.344 0-1 scale 2013 down 10.2% falling
4 Estonia 0.355 0-1 scale 2013 up 2.6% flat
4 Greece 0.343 0-1 scale 2013 up 2.1% falling
5 Lithuania 0.354 0-1 scale 2013 down 3.3% flat
5 Japan 0.334 0-1 scale 2018 down 0.6% rising
6 United Kingdom 0.341 0-1 scale 2010 down 3.1% rising
6 Australia 0.324 0-1 scale 2012 up 2.2% rising
6 Italy 0.324 0-1 scale 2013 down 2.1% rising
8 New Zealand 0.323 0-1 scale 2011 down 4.7% rising
8 Poland 0.301 0-1 scale 2013 down 8.0% falling
9 Canada 0.316 0-1 scale 2011 down 0.3% rising
9 Netherlands 0.278 0-1 scale 2012 down 4.8% flat
10 France 0.309 0-1 scale 2011 up 7.7% rising
11 Ireland 0.307 0-1 scale 2013 down 5.0% falling
11 Slovenia 0.255 0-1 scale 2013 up 3.7% flat
12 Germany 0.293 0-1 scale 2011 up 8.5% rising
13 Hungary 0.29 0-1 scale 2012 down 4.3% flat
14 Luxembourg 0.279 0-1 scale 2013 up 6.1% rising
15 Sweden 0.273 0-1 scale 2011 up 12.3% rising
16 Belgium 0.261 0-1 scale 2013 down 9.1% falling
16 Finland 0.261 0-1 scale 2012 up 0.8% rising
18 Czechia 0.259 0-1 scale 2013 down 0.4% rising
19 Denmark 0.253 0-1 scale 2011 up 11.5% rising
20 Norway 0.25 0-1 scale 2011 down 4.2% rising
21 Iceland 0.24 0-1 scale 2013 down 8.0% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Income distribution database — Gini (disposable income)
Unit
0-1 scale
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
32 places, 414 data points, 1974–2018
Last refreshed

The OECD Income Distribution Database (IDD) offers data on levels and trends in income inequality and poverty and is updated on a rolling basis, two to three times a year.