Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in United States
United States: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.4673 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in United States, 1913–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.4673 for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in United States peaked at 0.5345 in 1934 and was at its lowest, 0.3685, in 1976.
That places United States 71st out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 112 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.5054 | 0.4945 | 0.5196 | 7 |
| 1920s | 0.5121 | 0.4887 | 0.528 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5195 | 0.5068 | 0.5345 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.438 | 0.3938 | 0.5272 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4124 | 0.4048 | 0.4289 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4156 | 0.3835 | 0.4404 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3763 | 0.3685 | 0.3849 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4168 | 0.3723 | 0.4484 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4448 | 0.4339 | 0.4623 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4662 | 0.4585 | 0.4782 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4841 | 0.4704 | 0.4945 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4608 | 0.451 | 0.4673 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More poverty & inequality data for United States
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 8,414 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 24.8% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.169 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0958 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0958 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1179 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 11.7% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2393 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in United States?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in United States was 0.4673 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5345 in 1934.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3685 in 1976.
- How does United States rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- United States ranks 71st out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.