Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Israel
Israel: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3831 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Israel, 1979–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Israel stood at 0.3831.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Israel peaked at 0.4264 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3551, in 1992.
That places Israel 35th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.3633 | — |
| 1986 | 0.3649 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3551 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.381 | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3895 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3956 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4072 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4145 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4227 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4155 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.411 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4165 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4264 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4256 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4146 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.413 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3987 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3976 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3971 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3901 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3821 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3859 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3828 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3777 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3789 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3831 | +1.1% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.3831 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3209, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.3831 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3369, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3633 | 0.3633 | 0.3633 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.3649 | 0.3649 | 0.3649 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.368 | 0.3551 | 0.381 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.411 | 0.3895 | 0.4264 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3988 | 0.3821 | 0.4256 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3799 | 0.3777 | 0.3831 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More poverty & inequality data for Israel
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 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 2.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,551 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 38.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.81 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.8% (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 Israel?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Israel was 0.3831 in 2022, 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4264 in 2009.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3551 in 1992.
- How does Israel rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Israel ranks 35th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.