Gini index in Australia

The Gini index for Australia was 33.8 (0 to 100) in 2020.

Measure: Gini index (World Bank) Unit: Gini index, 0 to 100 Data: 1981 to 2020 Source: World Bank
Australia, 2020 33.8 Gini index, 0 to 100
Change from 2018 −0.5points 2018: 34.3 (0 to 100)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2020 32.7 (0 to 100) Middle value of 35 countries

Gini index in Australia over time

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Gini index, 0 to 100. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Gini index (World Bank) (Gini index, 0 to 100), 2001 to 2020
Period Australia
2020 33.8 (0 to 100)
2018 34.3 (0 to 100)
2016 33.7 (0 to 100)
2014 34.4 (0 to 100)
2010 34.7 (0 to 100)
2008 35.4 (0 to 100)
2004 33.1 (0 to 100)
2003 33.5 (0 to 100)
2001 33.5 (0 to 100)

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 34.3 (0 to 100) in 2018, a change of −0.5 points.
  • Since 1989, when it was 33.2 (0 to 100), the figure has changed by +0.6 points.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SI.POV.GINI · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1981 to 2020 for Australia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform