Gini index in United Kingdom
The Gini index for United Kingdom was 32.4 (0 to 100) in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest since 1986.
United Kingdom, 2021
32.4
Change from 2020
−0.3points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021
32.4 (0 to 100)
Position in 2021
54th of 81
Gini index in United Kingdom over time
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United Kingdom
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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 | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 32.4 (0 to 100) |
| 2020 | 32.7 (0 to 100) |
| 2019 | 32.8 (0 to 100) |
| 2018 | 33.7 (0 to 100) |
| 2017 | 32.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2016 | 33.1 (0 to 100) |
| 2015 | 33.3 (0 to 100) |
| 2014 | 33.1 (0 to 100) |
| 2013 | 32.7 (0 to 100) |
| 2012 | 33.1 (0 to 100) |
| 2011 | 33.2 (0 to 100) |
| 2010 | 33.7 (0 to 100) |
| 2009 | 35.1 (0 to 100) |
| 2008 | 35.4 (0 to 100) |
| 2007 | 34.4 (0 to 100) |
| 2006 | 35.9 (0 to 100) |
| 2005 | 35.5 (0 to 100) |
| 2004 | 34.8 (0 to 100) |
| 2003 | 34.9 (0 to 100) |
| 2002 | 35.1 (0 to 100) |
| 2001 | 37.1 (0 to 100) |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 points from 32.7 (0 to 100) in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 33.2 (0 to 100), the figure has changed by −0.8 points.
- Among the 81 countries with data for 2021, United Kingdom has the 54th highest value.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Income inequality (Gini)
33.5 (0 to 100)
2018 · Eurostat
Income share held by the richest 10%
25.0%
2021 · World Bank
At-risk-of-poverty rate
18.6%
2018 · Eurostat
Poverty or social exclusion rate
22.8%
2018 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
5.63 times
2018 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
4.5%
2018 · Eurostat