Gini index in major developed and emerging economies 2022

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Jose Sanchez,
May 30, 2025

Of the major developed and emerging economies in 2022, South Africa was the most unequal with a Gini coefficient of 63. The most equal country in this group was France, with a Gini index of 31.5. 

The Gini Index is a measurement of inequality within economies; a lower score indicates more equality while a higher score implies more inequality.

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Gini index in G7 and BRICS countries in 2022

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March 2024

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Worldwide

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2022 or most recent year

Supplementary notes

Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.

*Data from 2020.

**Data from 2021.

***Data from 2019.

****Data from 2013.

*****Data from 2014.

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