Gini index in Romania
Romania: Gini index was 29.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gini index in Romania, 1989–2023
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
Romania recorded 29.8 for gini index in 2023.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index in Romania peaked at 39.6 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 23.3, in 1989.
Romania ranks 99th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gini index in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 23.3 | — |
| 1992 | 25.5 | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 28.2 | +10.6% |
| 1995 | 31.2 | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 30.5 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 31.1 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 29.4 | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 29.3 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 29.4 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 30.2 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 29.9 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 30 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 29.8 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 39.6 | +32.9% |
| 2007 | 37.5 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 36.4 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 35.6 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 35.5 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 35.9 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 36.5 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 36.9 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 36 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 35.9 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.4 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 36 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 35.8 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 34.8 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 34.6 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 33.9 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 32.3 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 29.8 | -7.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 29.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.05, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Romania's 29.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.65, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gini index in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +32.9% | 29.8 | 39.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 1 |
| 1990s | 29.32 | 25.5 | 31.2 | 6 |
| 2000s | 32.77 | 29.3 | 39.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.77 | 34.4 | 36.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.65 | 29.8 | 34.6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More poverty & inequality data for Romania
- 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 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,021 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 10.64 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.54 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.5% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index in Romania?
- Gini index in Romania was 29.8 in 2023, 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6 in 2006.
- What is the lowest gini index recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3 in 1989.
- How does Romania rank for gini index?
- Romania ranks 99th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini index rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.