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

Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) in South Korea was 32.9 index in 2021, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 from 2020. That is the 55th highest of 92 countries in 2018.

2021, index32.9
Change on 2020+0.2
Rank55th of 92Countries ranked
Series high35.22016
Series low31.22014

Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) in South Korea, 2006 to 2021

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3132333435362006201020142017201920212006: 31.7 index2008: 32.3 index2010: 32 index2012: 31.6 index2014: 31.2 index2016: 35.2 index2017: 34.9 index2018: 33.7 index2019: 33.2 index2020: 32.7 index2021: 32.9 index
index. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 11 values
Periodindex
202132.9
202032.7
201933.2
201833.7
201734.9
201635.2
201431.2
201231.6
201032
200832.3
200631.7

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 South Korea?

Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) in South Korea was 32.9 index in 2021, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 from 2020. That is the 55th highest of 92 countries in 2018.

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What was the highest Gini index in South Korea?

35.2 index in 2016, the highest value since 2006 in this series.

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