Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.5036 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Ethiopia, 1995–2021
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Ethiopia is 0.5036, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Ethiopia peaked at 0.6526 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4965, in 2004.
Ethiopia ranks 61st of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.582 | 0.5115 | 0.6526 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4965 | 0.4965 | 0.4965 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.541 | 0.5369 | 0.5451 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5036 | 0.5036 | 0.5036 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More poverty & inequality data for Ethiopia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.99 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,632 kg per hectare (2024)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.497 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1515 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1515 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1954 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.2% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3645 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 93.5% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Ethiopia?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Ethiopia was 0.5036 in 2021, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6526 in 1995.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4965 in 2004.
- How does Ethiopia rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Ethiopia ranks 61st out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. 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. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.