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Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) in China

Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) in China was 36 index in 2022, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 from 2021. That is the 28th highest of 92 countries in 2018.

2022, index36
Change on 2021+0.2
Rank28th of 92Countries ranked
Series high43.72010
Series low27.11984

Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) in China, 1981 to 2022

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253035404519811993200520122016202020221981: 28.2 index1984: 27.1 index1987: 29.3 index1990: 32.2 index1993: 33.8 index1996: 35.2 index1999: 38.7 index2002: 42 index2005: 40.9 index2008: 42.9 index2010: 43.7 index2011: 42.3 index2012: 42.1 index2013: 39.7 index2014: 39.2 index2015: 38.6 index2016: 38.5 index2017: 39 index2018: 38.5 index2019: 38.2 index2020: 37.1 index2021: 35.8 index2022: 36 index
index. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 23 values
Periodindex
202236
202135.8
202037.1
201938.2
201838.5
201739
201638.5
201538.6
201439.2
201339.7
201242.1
201142.3
201043.7
200842.9
200540.9
200242
199938.7
199635.2
199333.8
199032.2
198729.3
198427.1
198128.2

Rankings

Definition

Inequality of income or consumption per person among households on a 0 to 100 scale, where 0 is perfect equality. World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform estimates from national household surveys, published only for survey years.

Many countries, especially in Africa and Asia, measure consumption, which is more equal than income, and incomes are per person rather than equivalised. Not comparable with the Eurostat gini_index; compare countries within this series only.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gini index (SI.POV.GINI). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the Gini index in China?

Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) in China was 36 index in 2022, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 from 2021. That is the 28th highest of 92 countries in 2018.

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What was the highest Gini index in China?

43.7 index in 2010, the highest value since 1981 in this series.

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