Gini index in Albania
Albania: Gini index was 29.4 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gini index in Albania, 1996–2020
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini index in Albania is 29.4, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index in Albania peaked at 34.6 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27, in 1996.
That places Albania 99th out of 121 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27 | 27 | 27 | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.77 | 30 | 31.7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.91 | 29 | 34.6 | 7 |
| 2020s | 29.4 | 29.4 | 29.4 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More poverty & inequality data for Albania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,170 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.107 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0841 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0841 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1014 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.5% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1973 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index in Albania?
- Gini index in Albania was 29.4 in 2020, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest gini index recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6 in 2014.
- What is the lowest gini index recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 in 1996.
- How does Albania rank for gini index?
- Albania ranks 99th out of 121 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gini index rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Gini index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.