Belarus - GINI index

GINI index (World Bank estimate)

The value for GINI index (World Bank estimate) in Belarus was 24.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 22 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 32.00 in 1998 and a minimum value of 24.40 in 2020.

Definition: 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 Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldban

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Year Value
1998 32.00
1999 31.70
2000 31.20
2001 30.60
2002 30.30
2003 28.80
2004 26.50
2005 27.60
2006 28.30
2007 29.60
2008 27.80
2009 27.70
2010 28.60
2011 27.20
2012 26.50
2013 26.60
2014 27.20
2015 25.60
2016 25.30
2017 25.40
2018 25.20
2019 25.30
2020 24.40

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Income distribution