Spain - GINI index

GINI index (World Bank estimate)

The value for GINI index (World Bank estimate) in Spain was 34.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.70 in 1995 and a minimum value of 31.80 in 2003.

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
1980 34.50
1985 34.40
1990 32.00
1995 36.70
2000 34.30
2003 31.80
2004 33.30
2005 32.40
2006 33.50
2007 34.10
2008 34.20
2009 34.90
2010 35.20
2011 35.70
2012 35.40
2013 36.20
2014 36.10
2015 36.20
2016 35.80
2017 34.70
2018 34.70
2019 34.30

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Income distribution