Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Singapore
Singapore: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.5277 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Singapore, 1980–2014
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.5277 for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Singapore peaked at 0.5337 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4151, in 1995.
That places Singapore 50th out of 109 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.443 | — |
| 1981 | 0.4371 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4436 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4406 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.435 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4746 | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4477 | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4744 | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4414 | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4524 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4555 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4345 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4308 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4339 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.416 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4151 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4412 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4385 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4571 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4836 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4944 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5297 | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5294 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5189 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5013 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4913 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5043 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4992 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5337 | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5189 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5105 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5206 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.512 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5173 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5277 | +2.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.5277 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3617, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.5277 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5317, 99% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.449 | 0.435 | 0.4746 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4406 | 0.4151 | 0.4836 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5121 | 0.4913 | 0.5337 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5176 | 0.5105 | 0.5277 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More poverty & inequality data for Singapore
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.943 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.01 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 16.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.031 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 11.9% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0759 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0759 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.091 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Singapore?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Singapore was 0.5277 in 2014, 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5337 in 2008.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4151 in 1995.
- How does Singapore rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Singapore ranks 50th out of 109 countries with data for 2014.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.