Income inequality (Gini) in Switzerland
The Gini coefficient of disposable income in Switzerland was 31.0 (0 to 100) in 2024.
Switzerland, 2024
31.0
Change from 2023
−0.5points
European Union, 2024
29.4 (0 to 100)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
28.6 (0 to 100)
Income inequality (Gini) in Switzerland over time
View
Switzerland
European Union
×
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Gini coefficient, 0 to 100. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 29.2 (0 to 100) |
| 2024 | 31.0 (0 to 100) | 29.4 (0 to 100) |
| 2023 | 31.5 (0 to 100) | 29.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2022 | 31.0 (0 to 100) | 29.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2021 | 31.4 (0 to 100) | 30.2 (0 to 100) |
| 2020 | 31.2 (0 to 100) | 30.0 (0 to 100)b (break in time series) |
| 2019 | 30.6 (0 to 100) | 30.1 (0 to 100) |
| 2018 | 29.7 (0 to 100) | 30.4 (0 to 100) |
| 2017 | 30.1 (0 to 100) | 30.3 (0 to 100) |
| 2016 | 29.4 (0 to 100) | 30.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2015 | 29.6 (0 to 100) | 30.8 (0 to 100) |
| 2014 | 29.5 (0 to 100)b (break in time series) | 30.9 (0 to 100) |
| 2013 | 28.5 (0 to 100) | 30.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2012 | 28.8 (0 to 100) | 30.4 (0 to 100) |
| 2011 | 29.7 (0 to 100) | 30.5 (0 to 100) |
| 2010 | 29.6 (0 to 100) | 30.2 (0 to 100) |
| 2009 | 30.7 (0 to 100) | – |
| 2008 | 31.1 (0 to 100) | – |
| 2007 | 30.4 (0 to 100) | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 points from 31.5 (0 to 100) in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 29.5 (0 to 100), the figure has changed by +1.5 points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 29.4 (0 to 100).
More for Switzerland
All statistics for Switzerland
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
4.81 times
2024 · Eurostat
Gini index
33.5 (0 to 100)
2023 · World Bank
At-risk-of-poverty rate
16.2%
2024 · Eurostat
Poverty or social exclusion rate
19.3%
2024 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
2.4%
2024 · Eurostat
Income share held by the richest 10%
26.3%
2023 · World Bank