Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Spain
Spain: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.3441 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Spain, 1982–2022
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 Spain stood at 0.3441.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Spain peaked at 0.4208 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.339, in 2020.
Spain ranks 92nd of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.4065 | — |
| 1983 | 0.4015 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4023 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.409 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4208 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.413 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4111 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4073 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4044 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3979 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3914 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3846 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3919 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3969 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3923 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3838 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3838 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3853 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3771 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3755 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3724 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3732 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3669 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3591 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3583 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3515 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3625 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3656 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3572 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3526 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3524 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3669 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3679 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.364 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3561 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3511 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.339 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3435 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3441 | +0.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.3441 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3617, 95% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.3441 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3666, 94% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4089 | 0.4015 | 0.4208 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.3912 | 0.3838 | 0.4044 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3662 | 0.3515 | 0.3771 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3585 | 0.3511 | 0.3679 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3422 | 0.339 | 0.3441 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More poverty & inequality data for Spain
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,786 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 72.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 36.42 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.4% (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 Spain?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Spain was 0.3441 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4208 in 1986.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.339 in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Spain ranks 92nd out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.