Gini coefficient in Armenia
Armenia: Gini coefficient was 0.2744 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient in Armenia, 1999–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 0.2744 for gini coefficient in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Armenia peaked at 0.3751 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2513, in 2020.
Armenia ranks 106th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Gini coefficient in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3622 | — |
| 2001 | 0.3536 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3478 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3303 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3751 | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3599 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2971 | -17.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3123 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2919 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2802 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2999 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2935 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.296 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3058 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3148 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3236 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3255 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3362 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3443 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3003 | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2513 | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2794 | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2795 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2715 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2744 | +1.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 0.2744 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3588, 76% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 0.2744 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3058, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3622 | 0.3622 | 0.3622 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3276 | 0.2802 | 0.3751 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.314 | 0.2935 | 0.3443 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2712 | 0.2513 | 0.2795 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More poverty & inequality data for Armenia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,961 kg per hectare (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 -17.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 23 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 23.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Armenia?
- Gini coefficient in Armenia was 0.2744 in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3751 in 2004.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2513 in 2020.
- How does Armenia rank for gini coefficient?
- Armenia ranks 106th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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 Gini coefficient. 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.