Gini index in Netherlands
The Gini index for Netherlands was 25.7 (0 to 100) in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1983.
Netherlands, 2021
25.7
Change from 2020
−0.3points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
31.4 (0 to 100)
Position in 2021
78th of 81
Gini index in Netherlands over time
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Netherlands
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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.
| Period | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 25.7 (0 to 100) |
| 2020 | 26.0 (0 to 100) |
| 2019 | 29.2 (0 to 100) |
| 2018 | 28.1 (0 to 100) |
| 2017 | 28.5 (0 to 100) |
| 2016 | 28.2 (0 to 100) |
| 2015 | 28.2 (0 to 100) |
| 2014 | 28.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2013 | 28.1 (0 to 100) |
| 2012 | 27.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2011 | 27.8 (0 to 100) |
| 2010 | 27.8 (0 to 100) |
| 2009 | 27.9 (0 to 100) |
| 2008 | 29.3 (0 to 100) |
| 2007 | 29.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2006 | 30.0 (0 to 100) |
| 2005 | 29.0 (0 to 100) |
| 2004 | 29.8 (0 to 100) |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 points from 26.0 (0 to 100) in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 27.8 (0 to 100), the figure has changed by −2.1 points.
- Among the 81 countries with data for 2021, Netherlands has the 78th highest value.
More for Netherlands
All statistics for Netherlands
Income inequality (Gini)
25.9 (0 to 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Income share held by the richest 10%
21.4%
2021 · World Bank
At-risk-of-poverty rate
13.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Poverty or social exclusion rate
15.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
3.76 times
2025 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
2.6%
2025 · Eurostat