Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.5438 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Hong Kong, 1981–2024
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 Hong Kong is 0.5438, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Hong Kong peaked at 0.5848 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5033, in 1986.
That places Hong Kong 39th out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5058 | 0.5033 | 0.5083 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5233 | 0.5138 | 0.5328 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.562 | 0.5395 | 0.5846 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5695 | 0.5541 | 0.5848 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5429 | 0.5419 | 0.5438 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More poverty & inequality data for Hong Kong
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.717 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,059 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.3% (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0712 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0712 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0871 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2408 (2023)
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.839 (2023)
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.839 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Hong Kong?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Hong Kong was 0.5438 in 2024, 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 Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5848 in 2011.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5033 in 1986.
- How does Hong Kong rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Hong Kong ranks 39th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.