Gini index in Ethiopia

The Gini index for Ethiopia was 31.1 (0 to 100) in 2021.

Measure: Gini index (World Bank) Unit: Gini index, 0 to 100 Data: 1995 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Ethiopia, 2021 31.1 Gini index, 0 to 100
Change from 2015 −3.9points 2015: 35.0 (0 to 100)
Position in 2021 61st of 81 See the full ranking

Gini index in Ethiopia 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), 2004 to 2021
Period Ethiopia
2021 31.1 (0 to 100)
2015 35.0 (0 to 100)
2010 33.2 (0 to 100)
2004 29.8 (0 to 100)

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 35.0 (0 to 100) in 2015, a change of −3.9 points.
  • Since 1995, when it was 44.6 (0 to 100), the figure has changed by −13.5 points.
  • Among the 81 countries with data for 2021, Ethiopia has the 61st highest value.

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
1995 to 2021 for Ethiopia
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