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.
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.0% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.043 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0692 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0692 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0819 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 15.8% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2085 (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.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.