Gini coefficient in Italy
Italy: Gini coefficient was 0.3434 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient in Italy, 1977–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gini coefficient in Italy stood at 0.3434.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Italy peaked at 0.3666 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2923, in 1982.
That places Italy 56th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Gini coefficient in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.3401 | — |
| 1978 | 0.3328 | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3326 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.329 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3157 | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2923 | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2977 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3134 | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3116 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3418 | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3211 | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3105 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3509 | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3521 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3666 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3525 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.347 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3493 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3429 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3383 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3369 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3289 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3377 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3383 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3472 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3505 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3515 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3491 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3465 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3539 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3524 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3592 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3522 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3458 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3524 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3484 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3365 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3434 | +2.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.3434 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3209, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.3434 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3352 | 0.3326 | 0.3401 | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.3153 | 0.2923 | 0.3418 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.345 | 0.3105 | 0.3666 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.3413 | 0.3289 | 0.3525 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3508 | 0.3458 | 0.3592 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3452 | 0.3365 | 0.3524 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More poverty & inequality data for Italy
- 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 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,059 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 41.99 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.0% (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 Italy?
- Gini coefficient in Italy was 0.3434 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3666 in 1998.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2923 in 1982.
- How does Italy rank for gini coefficient?
- Italy ranks 56th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 38 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.