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Income inequality (Gini) in China
1981 – 2022 · 23 data points
11 of 27 · Countries
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1981 – 2022
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Latest value · 2022
36.0
+0.6%
since 2021
Countries · 2022
11 of 27
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2012
−14%
+0.6% a year on average
Income inequality (Gini), 1981 – 2022 index
−14% since 2012
25
30
35
40
45
1981
2000
2022
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1981 – 2022
The series at a glance China · 1981 – 2022
Latest value
36.0 · 2022
First value
28.2 · 1981
Highest
43.7 · 2010
Lowest
27.1 · 1984
Average change
+0.6% a year on average
Data points
23
By year
All years · 1981 – 2022
| Year | China | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 36.0 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 35.8 | −3.5% |
| 2020 | 37.1 | −2.9% |
| 2019 | 38.2 | −0.8% |
| 2018 | 38.5 | −1.3% |
| 2017 | 39.0 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 38.5 | −0.3% |
| 2015 | 38.6 | −1.5% |
| 2014 | 39.2 | −1.3% |
| 2013 | 39.7 | −5.7% |
| 2012 | 42.1 | −0.5% |
| 2011 | 42.3 | −3.2% |
| 2010 | 43.7 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 42.9 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 40.9 | −2.6% |
| 2002 | 42.0 | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 38.7 | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 35.2 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 33.8 | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 32.2 | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 29.3 | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 27.1 | −3.9% |
| 1981 | 28.2 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1981 – 2022
Ranking · Countries
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Income inequality (Gini) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 53.3 | |
| 2 | Colombia | 50.9 | |
| 3 | Honduras | 49.4 | |
| 4 | Chile | 45.3 | |
| 5 | Ecuador | 44.7 | |
| 6 | Türkiye | 43.5 | |
| 7 | Argentina | 41.4 | |
| 8 | United States | 41.4 | |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 40.4 | |
| 10 | China | 39.0 | |
| 11 | Gabon | 38.0 | |
| 12 | Lithuania | 37.3 | |
| 13 | Indonesia | 36.4 | |
| 14 | Romania | 36.0 | |
| 15 | Italy | 35.9 | |
| 16 | Russia | 35.5 | |
| 17 | South Korea | 34.9 | |
| 18 | Spain | 34.7 | |
| 19 | Greece | 34.4 | |
| 20 | Canada | 33.3 | |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 32.6 | |
| 22 | France | 31.6 | |
| 23 | Egypt | 31.5 | |
| 24 | Germany | 31.3 | |
| 25 | Poland | 29.7 | |
| 26 | Netherlands | 28.5 | |
| 27 | Finland | 27.4 | |
| 28 | Norway | 27.0 | |
| 29 | Czechia | 24.9 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017
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.