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Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) in United States

Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) in the United States was 41.8 index in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 18th highest of 92 countries in 2018.

2024, index41.8
Change on 20230
Rank18th of 92Countries ranked
Series high41.92019
Series low34.71980

Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) in United States, 1963 to 2024

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3436384042196319721981199019992008201720241963: 36.7 index1964: 37.4 index1965: 36.8 index1966: 37.1 index1967: 36.9 index1968: 36.3 index1969: 36 index1970: 36.6 index1971: 36.9 index1972: 36.7 index1973: 36.1 index1974: 35.5 index1975: 35.7 index1976: 35.6 index1977: 35.5 index1978: 34.8 index1979: 34.8 index1980: 34.7 index1981: 35.5 index1982: 36.7 index1983: 37.3 index1984: 37.3 index1985: 37.6 index1986: 37.6 index1987: 37.2 index1988: 37.7 index1989: 38.2 index1990: 38.3 index1991: 38 index1992: 38.4 index1993: 40.4 index1994: 40 index1995: 39.9 index1996: 40.3 index1997: 40.5 index1998: 40 index1999: 40 index2000: 40.1 index2001: 40.6 index2002: 40.4 index2003: 40.8 index2004: 40.5 index2005: 41.3 index2006: 41.7 index2007: 41.1 index2008: 41.1 index2009: 40.9 index2010: 40.2 index2011: 41.2 index2012: 41.2 index2013: 40.9 index2014: 41.7 index2015: 41.5 index2016: 41.3 index2017: 41.4 index2018: 41.8 index2019: 41.9 index2020: 40 index2021: 39.7 index2022: 41.7 index2023: 41.8 index2024: 41.8 index
index. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 62 values
Periodindex
202441.8
202341.8
202241.7
202139.7
202040
201941.9
201841.8
201741.4
201641.3
201541.5
201441.7
201340.9
201241.2
201141.2
201040.2
200940.9
200841.1
200741.1
200641.7
200541.3
200440.5
200340.8
200240.4
200140.6
200040.1
199940
199840
199740.5
199640.3
199539.9
199440
199340.4
199238.4
199138
199038.3
198938.2
198837.7
198737.2
198637.6
198537.6
198437.3
198337.3
198236.7
198135.5
198034.7
197934.8
197834.8
197735.5
197635.6
197535.7
197435.5
197336.1
197236.7
197136.9
197036.6
196936
196836.3
196736.9
196637.1
196536.8
196437.4
196336.7

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 United States?

Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) in the United States was 41.8 index in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 18th highest of 92 countries in 2018.

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World Bank. Gini index (SI.POV.GINI). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest Gini index in United States?

41.9 index in 2019, the highest value since 1963 in this series.

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