Gini index in United States

The Gini index for United States was 41.8 (0 to 100) in 2024.

Measure: Gini index (World Bank) Unit: Gini index, 0 to 100 Data: 1963 to 2024 Source: World Bank
United States, 2024 41.8 Gini index, 0 to 100
Change from 2023 0points 2023: 41.8 (0 to 100)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 43.0 (0 to 100) Middle value of 5 countries

Gini index in United States 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), 2001 to 2024
Period United States
2024 41.8 (0 to 100)
2023 41.8 (0 to 100)
2022 41.7 (0 to 100)
2021 39.7 (0 to 100)
2020 40.0 (0 to 100)
2019 41.9 (0 to 100)
2018 41.8 (0 to 100)
2017 41.4 (0 to 100)
2016 41.3 (0 to 100)
2015 41.5 (0 to 100)
2014 41.7 (0 to 100)
2013 40.9 (0 to 100)
2012 41.2 (0 to 100)
2011 41.2 (0 to 100)
2010 40.2 (0 to 100)
2009 40.9 (0 to 100)
2008 41.1 (0 to 100)
2007 41.1 (0 to 100)
2006 41.7 (0 to 100)
2005 41.3 (0 to 100)
2004 40.5 (0 to 100)
2003 40.8 (0 to 100)
2002 40.4 (0 to 100)
2001 40.6 (0 to 100)

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 41.7 (0 to 100), the figure has changed by +0.1 points.

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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
1963 to 2024 for United States
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