Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in India
India: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.23 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in India, 1977–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in India stood at 0.23. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in India peaked at 0.297 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.23, in 2023.
India ranks 120th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.297 | — |
| 1983 | 0.2722 | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2754 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2611 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2768 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2783 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2878 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2551 | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.23 | -9.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.23 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3528, 65% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- India's 0.23 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.3002, 77% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.297 | 0.297 | 0.297 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2738 | 0.2722 | 0.2754 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2611 | 0.2611 | 0.2611 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2775 | 0.2768 | 0.2783 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2878 | 0.2878 | 0.2878 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.2426 | 0.23 | 0.2551 | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
More poverty & inequality data for India
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,632 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.8468 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.32 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in India?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in India was 0.23 in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.297 in 1977.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 in 2023.
- How does India rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- India ranks 120th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.