Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip was 0.3242 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in United Kingdom, 1968–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.3242 for gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in United Kingdom peaked at 0.3885 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2684, in 1968.
That places United Kingdom 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2737 | 0.2684 | 0.2791 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.2811 | 0.2714 | 0.2929 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3109 | 0.2848 | 0.3428 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3567 | 0.3496 | 0.3679 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3572 | 0.3441 | 0.3885 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3314 | 0.3261 | 0.3371 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3253 | 0.3242 | 0.3265 | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for United Kingdom
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.56 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 7,138 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 34.91 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.083 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 21.15 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0826 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0826 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0966 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.167 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in United Kingdom?
- Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in United Kingdom was 0.3242 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3885 in 2000.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2684 in 1968.
- How does United Kingdom rank for gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip?
- United Kingdom ranks 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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