Income distribution database — Gini (disposable income) by country

Name: Income distribution database — Gini (disposable income)
Creator: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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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

Highest

0.482 0-1 scale

Mexico

Lowest

0.24 0-1 scale

Iceland

Median

0.307 0-1 scale

Years covered

1974–2018

Data points

414

What the numbers show

Income distribution database — Gini (disposable income) is currently reported for 21 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 0.307 0-1 scale, and the mean is 0.3068 0-1 scale.

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

Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 12.3%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 10.2%).

Income distribution database — Gini: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Mexico	0.482 0-1 scale	2012	down 1.0%	flat
2	Israel	0.377 0-1 scale	2011	up 8.6%	rising
3	Portugal	0.344 0-1 scale	2013	down 10.2%	falling
4	Greece	0.343 0-1 scale	2013	up 2.1%	falling
5	Japan	0.334 0-1 scale	2018	down 0.6%	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
9	Canada	0.316 0-1 scale	2011	down 0.3%	rising
10	France	0.309 0-1 scale	2011	up 7.7%	rising
11	Ireland	0.307 0-1 scale	2013	down 5.0%	falling
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.

Türkiye 0.412 0-1 scale
United States 0.389 0-1 scale
Latvia 0.36 0-1 scale
Estonia 0.355 0-1 scale
Lithuania 0.354 0-1 scale
United Kingdom 0.341 0-1 scale
Korea 0.307 0-1 scale
Poland 0.301 0-1 scale
Netherlands 0.278 0-1 scale
Slovak Republic 0.268 0-1 scale
Slovenia 0.255 0-1 scale

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About this data

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: 22 August 2026

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.