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Gini index

Guatemala had the highest gini index in 2023, at 45.2 index, ahead of Turkiye (43.7 index) and El Salvador (39.8 index). United States: 41.8 index in 2024, +0.0% on 2023.

  • 41.8 index Latest · United States · 2024
  • +0.0% vs 2023
  • Annual Release cadence
  • 2,381 Records · 171 regions · 1980–2024

Verified 2 Oct 2026 · 1 publisher · Next period 2025

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Fig 1 · TOPIC_ECONOMY · 171 regions Annual

Gini index by region

6 largest of 171 regions, periods differ

Gini index by regionSelected latest values by region. Periods are labelled individually. Bars start at zero; source records and value types are in the table below.Namibia · 201559.1 indexBotswana · 201554.9 indexEswatini · 201654.6 indexColombia · 202454.4 indexSouth Africa · 202254.1 indexZambia · 202251.5 index
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Gini index by region
RegionPeriodSourceTypeValue
Namibia2015World BankActual59.1 index
Botswana2015World BankActual54.9 index
Eswatini2016World BankActual54.6 index
Colombia2024World BankActual54.4 index
South Africa2022World BankActual54.1 index
Zambia2022World BankActual51.5 index
Source: World Bank · index · CC BY 4.0 · statorigin.org

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2,381 records · 171 regions · 1980–2024. Each period links to its record: the value, its source evidence and original document.

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Gini index: record preview, grouped by region, newest first.
Period Value Source Type
Namibia 1 record
2015 59.1 index World Bank · 31 Dec 2015
Botswana 1 record
2015 54.9 index World Bank · 31 Dec 2015
Eswatini 1 record
2016 54.6 index World Bank · 31 Dec 2016
Colombia 1 record
2024 54.4 index World Bank · 31 Dec 2024
South Africa 1 record
2022 54.1 index World Bank · 31 Dec 2022
Zambia 1 record
2022 51.5 index World Bank · 31 Dec 2022

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How this measure is built

Definition
Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income or consumption expenditure among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution.
Measure
One slice of Gini index ( form: level ) . Measure of the distribution of income across a population, ranging from 0 (perfect equality) to 100 (perfect inequality). Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
Limitations
Publishers release on different schedules, so the latest period differs by region; compare regions on the same period. Values are shown as published; StatOrigin does not revise, fill gaps or convert currencies.
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Sources · 1 document

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World Bank Gini index World Bank — 2381

Frequently asked questions

What is the latest gini index?

Guatemala had the highest gini index in 2023, at 45.2 index, ahead of Turkiye (43.7 index) and El Salvador (39.8 index). United States: 41.8 index in 2024, +0.0% on 2023.

Which country has the highest gini index?

Guatemala, at 45.2 index in 2023. 37 countries published figures for that period.

Where does this data come from?

From 1 document published by World Bank. Every figure on this page links to its record, which quotes the sentence or table row the number was read from.

How often is it updated?

Annual. The newest published period is 2024; the next release should cover 2025. A new figure appears here once the publisher releases it and it passes verification.

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