Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in South Africa
South Africa: Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip was 0.5405 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.5405
World rank
3rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.65
in 2005
All-time low
0.5405
in 2022
Years of data
7
1993β2022
Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in South Africa, 1993β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.5405 for gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in South Africa peaked at 0.65 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5405, in 2022.
That places South Africa 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5933 | 0.5933 | 0.5933 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6176 | 0.5777 | 0.65 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.6026 | 0.5964 | 0.6087 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5405 | 0.5405 | 0.5405 | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More poverty & inequality data for South Africa
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.22 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,562 (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 -20.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 28.13 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 28.13 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.8444 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.388 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in South Africa?
- Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in South Africa was 0.5405 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.65 in 2005.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5405 in 2022.
- How does South Africa rank for gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip?
- South Africa ranks 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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