Friday 13 November Wales
Towns Advertise
Where to go in Wales
Search Log in Add your business Ask a question
  1. Home
  2. Statistics
  3. United Kingdom
  4. Economy & jobs
  5. Income inequality (Gini)
Economy & jobs Statistics · Country

Income inequality (Gini) in United Kingdom

1968 – 2021 · 54 data points 21 of 29 · Countries Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economy & jobs · United Kingdom

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1968 – 2021

Featured spot available Your business could be here First in “Statistics” — with a photo and a “Featured” mark. Take this spot
Overview 5 figures People 13 figures Economy 11 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2021 32.4 −0.9% since 2020
Countries · 2021 21 of 29 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2011 −2.4% +0.4% a year on average
Income inequality (Gini), 1968 – 2021 index
−2.4% since 2011

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1968 – 2021

The series at a glance United Kingdom · 1968 – 2021
Latest value 32.4 · 2021
First value 26.8 · 1968
Highest 38.9 · 2000
Lowest 26.8 · 1968
Average change +0.4% a year on average
Data points 54

By year

All years · 1968 – 2021

YearUnited KingdomChange
2021 32.4 −0.9%
2020 32.7 −0.3%
2019 32.8 −2.7%
2018 33.7 +3.4%
2017 32.6 −1.5%
2016 33.1 −0.6%
2015 33.3 +0.6%
2014 33.1 +1.2%
2013 32.7 −1.2%
2012 33.1 −0.3%
2011 33.2 −1.5%
2010 33.7 −4.0%
2009 35.1 −0.8%
2008 35.4 +2.9%
2007 34.4 −4.2%
2006 35.9 +1.1%
2005 35.5 +2.0%
2004 34.8 −0.3%
2003 34.9 −0.6%
2002 35.1 −5.4%
2001 37.1 −4.6%
2000 38.9 +5.7%
1999 36.8 +0.5%
1998 36.6 +2.5%
1997 35.7 +1.1%
1996 35.3 −0.6%
1995 35.5 −1.4%
1994 36.0 +2.6%
1993 35.1 +0.3%
1992 35.0 ±0.0%
1991 35.0 −2.0%
1990 35.7 +6.9%
1989 33.4 −2.6%
1988 34.3 +1.2%
1987 33.9 +6.3%
1986 31.9 +4.9%
1985 30.4 +4.1%
1984 29.2 −2.0%
1983 29.8 −0.3%
1982 29.9 +0.7%
1981 29.7 +4.2%
1980 28.5 +4.0%
1979 27.4 +0.7%
1978 27.2 +0.4%
1977 27.1 −1.8%
1976 27.6 −1.1%
1975 27.9 −3.8%
1974 29.0 +0.7%
1973 28.8 ±0.0%
1972 28.8 −1.7%
1971 29.3 +4.6%
1970 28.0 +0.4%
1969 27.9 +4.1%
1968 26.8

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1968 – 2021

Ranking · Countries

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryIncome inequality (Gini)
8 Argentina 40.7
24 Bangladesh 30.9
2 Brazil 51.9
11 Bulgaria 38.2
22 Canada 31.5
6 Chile 43.2
13 China 36.0
1 Colombia 54.8
28 Czechia 25.9
3 Ecuador 45.5
26 Finland 27.9
23 France 31.2
17 Germany 33.7
20 Greece 33.4
29 India 25.5
14 Indonesia 35.5
10 Israel 38.3
18 Italy 33.7
15 Lebanon 35.5
12 Lithuania 36.6
5 Mexico 43.5
27 Norway 26.9
9 Peru 40.3
25 Poland 28.9
21 Romania 32.3
16 Russia 33.9
19 Spain 33.6
4 Türkiye 44.5
7 United States 41.7

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2022

What it means

How unequally income is shared: 0 means everyone has the same, 100 means one person has everything.

How it is calculated

Gini index of income or consumption from household surveys.