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Economy & jobs Statistics · Country

Income inequality (Gini) in United States

1963 – 2024 · 62 data points 8 of 9 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
Economy & jobs · United States

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1963 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 41.8 ±0.0% since 2023
Countries · 2024 8 of 9 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +0.2% +0.2% a year on average
Income inequality (Gini), 1963 – 2024 index
+0.2% since 2014

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1963 – 2024

The series at a glance United States · 1963 – 2024
Latest value 41.8 · 2024
First value 36.7 · 1963
Highest 41.9 · 2019
Lowest 34.7 · 1980
Average change +0.2% a year on average
Data points 62

By year

All years · 1963 – 2024

YearUnited StatesChange
2024 41.8 ±0.0%
2023 41.8 +0.2%
2022 41.7 +5.0%
2021 39.7 −0.7%
2020 40.0 −4.5%
2019 41.9 +0.2%
2018 41.8 +1.0%
2017 41.4 +0.2%
2016 41.3 −0.5%
2015 41.5 −0.5%
2014 41.7 +2.0%
2013 40.9 −0.7%
2012 41.2 ±0.0%
2011 41.2 +2.5%
2010 40.2 −1.7%
2009 40.9 −0.5%
2008 41.1 ±0.0%
2007 41.1 −1.4%
2006 41.7 +1.0%
2005 41.3 +2.0%
2004 40.5 −0.7%
2003 40.8 +1.0%
2002 40.4 −0.5%
2001 40.6 +1.2%
2000 40.1 +0.2%
1999 40.0 ±0.0%
1998 40.0 −1.2%
1997 40.5 +0.5%
1996 40.3 +1.0%
1995 39.9 −0.3%
1994 40.0 −1.0%
1993 40.4 +5.2%
1992 38.4 +1.1%
1991 38.0 −0.8%
1990 38.3 +0.3%
1989 38.2 +1.3%
1988 37.7 +1.3%
1987 37.2 −1.1%
1986 37.6 ±0.0%
1985 37.6 +0.8%
1984 37.3 ±0.0%
1983 37.3 +1.6%
1982 36.7 +3.4%
1981 35.5 +2.3%
1980 34.7 −0.3%
1979 34.8 ±0.0%
1978 34.8 −2.0%
1977 35.5 −0.3%
1976 35.6 −0.3%
1975 35.7 +0.6%
1974 35.5 −1.7%
1973 36.1 −1.6%
1972 36.7 −0.5%
1971 36.9 +0.8%
1970 36.6 +1.7%
1969 36.0 −0.8%
1968 36.3 −1.6%
1967 36.9 −0.5%
1966 37.1 +0.8%
1965 36.8 −1.6%
1964 37.4 +1.9%
1963 36.7

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1963 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryIncome inequality (Gini)
8 Argentina 42.7
2 Brazil 48.8
9 Bulgaria 40.5
23 Canada 29.9
4 Chile 47.0
11 China 37.1
1 Colombia 54.4
5 Congo - Kinshasa 44.7
27 Czechia 26.2
3 Ecuador 47.3
26 Finland 27.1
22 France 30.7
21 Germany 32.5
18 Greece 33.6
13 Indonesia 35.3
14 Italy 35.2
12 Lithuania 36.0
6 Mexico 44.6
28 Netherlands 26.0
25 Norway 28.4
24 Poland 28.5
16 Romania 34.6
17 Russia 33.7
20 South Korea 32.7
15 Spain 34.9
7 Türkiye 43.0
19 United Kingdom 32.7
10 United States 40.0

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020

What it means

How unequally income is shared: 0 means everyone has the same, 100 means one person has everything.

How it is calculated

Gini index of income or consumption from household surveys.