Income distribution database — Gini in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Income distribution database — Gini was 0.523 0-1 scale in 2010. ▲ Rising
Income distribution database — Gini in United Kingdom, 1975–2010
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-1 scale.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.523 0-1 scale for income distribution database — gini in 2010. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income distribution database — gini in United Kingdom peaked at 0.523 0-1 scale in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.378 0-1 scale, in 1975.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Income distribution database — Gini in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | 0-1 scale | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.378 0-1 scale | — |
| 1985 | 0.469 0-1 scale | +24.1% |
| 1990 | 0.49 0-1 scale | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.507 0-1 scale | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.506 0-1 scale | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.512 0-1 scale | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.503 0-1 scale | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.499 0-1 scale | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.502 0-1 scale | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5 0-1 scale | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.503 0-1 scale | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.503 0-1 scale | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.504 0-1 scale | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.508 0-1 scale | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.519 0-1 scale | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.523 0-1 scale | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.378 0-1 scale | 0.378 0-1 scale | 0.378 0-1 scale | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.469 0-1 scale | 0.469 0-1 scale | 0.469 0-1 scale | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.501 0-1 scale | 0.49 0-1 scale | 0.507 0-1 scale | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5053 0-1 scale | 0.499 0-1 scale | 0.519 0-1 scale | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.523 0-1 scale | 0.523 0-1 scale | 0.523 0-1 scale | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income distribution database — gini in United Kingdom?
- Income distribution database — gini in United Kingdom was 0.523 0-1 scale in 2010, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest income distribution database — gini recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.523 0-1 scale in 2010.
- What is the lowest income distribution database — gini recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.378 0-1 scale in 1975.
- How does United Kingdom rank for income distribution database — gini?
- United Kingdom ranks 1st out of 10 countries with data for 2010.
- Is income distribution database — gini rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Income distribution database — Gini (market income). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.