Dataset Information

Data available from 1963-01-01 to 2023-01-01
Source: World Bank

This dataset includes the annual Gini index for all countries, as published by the World Bank. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. A Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.