Gini index in India

The Gini index for India was 23.0 (0 to 100) in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1977.

Measure: Gini index (World Bank) Unit: Gini index, 0 to 100 Data: 1977 to 2023 Source: World Bank
India, 2023 23.0 Gini index, 0 to 100
Change from 2022 −2.5points 2022: 25.5 (0 to 100)
Median of G20 countries, 2023 36.1 (0 to 100) Middle value of 9 countries

Gini index in India 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 2023
Period India
2023 23.0 (0 to 100)
2022 25.5 (0 to 100)
2011 28.8 (0 to 100)
2009 27.8 (0 to 100)
2004 27.7 (0 to 100)

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.5 points from 25.5 (0 to 100) in 2022.
  • Since 1977, when it was 29.7 (0 to 100), the figure has changed by −6.7 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
1977 to 2023 for India
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