Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in United States
United States: Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip was 0.4176 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in United States, 1963–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in United States is 0.4176, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in United States peaked at 0.419 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3472, in 1980.
United States ranks 21st of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3675 | 0.3601 | 0.3738 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.358 | 0.3476 | 0.3691 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3698 | 0.3472 | 0.3824 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3957 | 0.3805 | 0.4053 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4084 | 0.4014 | 0.417 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.413 | 0.4024 | 0.419 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.41 | 0.3971 | 0.4182 | 5 |
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More poverty & inequality data for United States
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.62 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 8,414 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 24.85 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.169 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 11.68 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0958 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0958 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1179 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2393 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in United States?
- Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in United States was 0.4176 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.419 in 2019.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3472 in 1980.
- How does United States rank for gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip?
- United States ranks 21st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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