Gini index in Palestine
Palestine: Gini index was 36.4 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Gini index in Palestine, 2004–2023
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
Palestine recorded 36.4 for gini index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index in Palestine peaked at 36.4 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.7, in 2016.
Palestine ranks 47th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gini index in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 34 | — |
| 2005 | 34.7 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 34 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 35.6 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 34.5 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 35.3 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 34.4 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 33.7 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 36.4 | +8.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 36.4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.3, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 36.4 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 33.7, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.56 | 34 | 35.6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.47 | 33.7 | 35.3 | 3 |
| 2020s | 36.4 | 36.4 | 36.4 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 44 Burundi 37.5 compare
- 45 Burkina Faso 37.4 compare
- 46 Madagascar 36.8 compare
- 48 Senegal 36.2 compare
- 49 Tajikistan 36.1 compare
- 49 Vietnam 36.1 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Palestine
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 3.31 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,465 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 -2.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.65 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 6.6% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index in Palestine?
- Gini index in Palestine was 36.4 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4 in 2023.
- What is the lowest gini index recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7 in 2016.
- How does Palestine rank for gini index?
- Palestine ranks 47th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini index rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine 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.