Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Germany
Germany: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.3654 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Germany, 1981–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Germany stood at 0.3654.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Germany peaked at 0.3824 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.298, in 1995.
That places Germany 87th out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3073 | — |
| 1982 | 0.3069 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3139 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3091 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3066 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.307 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3079 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3195 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3304 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3384 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3229 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3107 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3058 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3057 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.298 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3098 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3208 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3275 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3257 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3284 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3343 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.338 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3294 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3396 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3612 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3636 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3756 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3736 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3703 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3716 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3742 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3716 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3803 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3824 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3791 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.376 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3715 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3649 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.368 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3611 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3641 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3654 | +0.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.3654 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3617, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.3654 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3666, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3121 | 0.3066 | 0.3304 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3165 | 0.298 | 0.3384 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3514 | 0.3284 | 0.3756 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.374 | 0.3649 | 0.3824 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3635 | 0.3611 | 0.3654 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More poverty & inequality data for Germany
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 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 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,007 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 -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 37.48 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 37.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Germany?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Germany was 0.3654 in 2022, 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3824 in 2014.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.298 in 1995.
- How does Germany rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Germany ranks 87th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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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.