Gini coefficient in India
India: Gini coefficient was 0.2551 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient in India, 1977–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient in India is 0.2551, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in India peaked at 0.2969 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.2551, in 2022.
That places India 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Gini coefficient in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.2969 | — |
| 1983 | 0.272 | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2753 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2611 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2768 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2783 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2878 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2551 | -11.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.2551 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3528, 72% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- India's 0.2551 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.3002, 85% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2969 | 0.2969 | 0.2969 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2737 | 0.272 | 0.2753 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2611 | 0.2611 | 0.2611 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2775 | 0.2768 | 0.2783 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2878 | 0.2878 | 0.2878 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.2551 | 0.2551 | 0.2551 | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More poverty & inequality data for India
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,632 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 0.8468 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.32 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.3% (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 India?
- Gini coefficient in India was 0.2551 in 2022, 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2969 in 1977.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2551 in 2022.
- How does India rank for gini coefficient?
- India ranks 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.