Data / Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) / South Africa

Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) in South Africa

Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) in South Africa was 54.1 index in 2022, according to the World Bank.

Rankings

• Countries by Gini index 170 places
• EU countries by Gini index 27 places

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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