Gini index in Japan

The Gini index for Japan was 32.3 (0 to 100) in 2020.

Measure: Gini index (World Bank) Unit: Gini index, 0 to 100 Data: 2008 to 2020 Source: World Bank
Japan, 2020 32.3 Gini index, 0 to 100
Change from 2019 −0.7points 2019: 33.0 (0 to 100)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2020 32.7 (0 to 100) Middle value of 35 countries

Gini index in Japan 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), 2008 to 2020
Period Japan
2020 32.3 (0 to 100)
2019 33.0 (0 to 100)
2018 32.9 (0 to 100)
2017 31.8 (0 to 100)
2016 31.8 (0 to 100)
2015 30.7 (0 to 100)
2014 31.3 (0 to 100)
2013 31.5 (0 to 100)
2012 32.5 (0 to 100)
2011 33.0 (0 to 100)
2010 31.5 (0 to 100)
2009 33.0 (0 to 100)
2008 34.6 (0 to 100)

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.7 points from 33.0 (0 to 100) in 2019.
  • Since 2010, when it was 31.5 (0 to 100), the figure has changed by +0.8 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
2008 to 2020 for Japan
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