Gini coefficient in Greece
Greece: Gini coefficient was 0.3344 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.3344
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
70th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.365
in 1995
All-time low
0.3276
in 2003
Years of data
24
1995–2023
Gini coefficient in Greece, 1995–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gini coefficient in Greece stood at 0.3344.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Greece peaked at 0.365 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3276, in 2003.
Greece ranks 70th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gini coefficient in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.365 | — |
| 2000 | 0.3444 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3552 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3276 | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3359 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.346 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3512 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3395 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3359 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3362 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.341 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3484 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3625 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3613 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.358 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.36 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3496 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3435 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3289 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.331 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3356 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3294 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3337 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3344 | +0.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.3344 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3209, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.3344 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3058, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.365 | 0.365 | 0.365 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3413 | 0.3276 | 0.3552 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3484 | 0.3289 | 0.3625 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 0.3294 | 0.3356 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 67 Luxembourg 0.3359 compare
- 68 Pakistan 0.3354 compare
- 69 North Macedonia 0.3351 compare
- 71 Guinea-Bissau 0.3344 compare
- 72 Spain 0.3341 compare
- 73 Thailand 0.3332 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Greece
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,053 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 -2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 39.78 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 39.8% (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 Greece?
- Gini coefficient in Greece was 0.3344 in 2023, 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.365 in 1995.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3276 in 2003.
- How does Greece rank for gini coefficient?
- Greece ranks 70th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece 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.