Gini index in China

The Gini index for China was 36.0 (0 to 100) in 2022.

Measure: Gini index (World Bank) Unit: Gini index, 0 to 100 Data: 1981 to 2022 Source: World Bank
China, 2022 36.0 Gini index, 0 to 100
Change from 2021 +0.2points 2021: 35.8 (0 to 100)
Median of G20 countries, 2022 35.8 (0 to 100) Middle value of 14 countries

Gini index in China 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), 2002 to 2022
Period China
2022 36.0 (0 to 100)
2021 35.8 (0 to 100)
2020 37.1 (0 to 100)
2019 38.2 (0 to 100)
2018 38.5 (0 to 100)
2017 39.0 (0 to 100)
2016 38.5 (0 to 100)
2015 38.6 (0 to 100)
2014 39.2 (0 to 100)
2013 39.7 (0 to 100)
2012 42.1 (0 to 100)
2011 42.3 (0 to 100)
2010 43.7 (0 to 100)
2008 42.9 (0 to 100)
2005 40.9 (0 to 100)
2002 42.0 (0 to 100)

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 points from 35.8 (0 to 100) in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 42.1 (0 to 100), the figure has changed by −6.1 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 2022 for China
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