Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Russia
Russia: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3607 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Russia, 1993–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Russia is 0.3607, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Russia peaked at 0.461 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3607, in 2020.
That places Russia 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.4539 | — |
| 1996 | 0.461 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3841 | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3814 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3744 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3709 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3693 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3728 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3997 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4032 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4127 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4095 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4227 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4157 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3985 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3955 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3975 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4071 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4088 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3988 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3771 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3685 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3724 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3747 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3774 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3607 | -4.4% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.3607 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3209, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.3607 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3058, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4109 | 0.3744 | 0.461 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3975 | 0.3693 | 0.4227 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3878 | 0.3685 | 0.4088 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3607 | 0.3607 | 0.3607 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More poverty & inequality data for Russia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 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 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,167 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 -7.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.47 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.5% (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 Russia?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Russia was 0.3607 in 2020, 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.461 in 1996.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3607 in 2020.
- How does Russia rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Russia ranks 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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.