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

Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) in Japan was 32.3 index in 2020, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.7 from 2019. That is the 60th highest of 92 countries in 2018.

2020, index32.3
Change on 2019-0.7
Rank60th of 92Countries ranked
Series high34.62008
Series low30.72015

Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) in Japan, 2008 to 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

30313233343520082010201220142016201820202008: 34.6 index2009: 33 index2010: 31.5 index2011: 33 index2012: 32.5 index2013: 31.5 index2014: 31.3 index2015: 30.7 index2016: 31.8 index2017: 31.8 index2018: 32.9 index2019: 33 index2020: 32.3 index
index. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 13 values
Periodindex
202032.3
201933
201832.9
201731.8
201631.8
201530.7
201431.3
201331.5
201232.5
201133
201031.5
200933
200834.6

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 Japan?

Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) in Japan was 32.3 index in 2020, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.7 from 2019. That is the 60th highest of 92 countries in 2018.

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What was the highest Gini index in Japan?

34.6 index in 2008, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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