Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Germany
Germany: Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality was 41.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Germany, 1984–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Germany is 41.6%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Germany peaked at 44.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1984.
Germany ranks 11th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.9% | 25.9% | 25.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 30.5% | 28.9% | 32.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 33.1% | 33.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 35.6% | 44.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 41.6% | 41.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More poverty & inequality data for Germany
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,007 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 37.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.057 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0758 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0758 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0924 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 19.7% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1435 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Germany?
- Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Germany was 41.6% in 2022, according to Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1984.
- How does Germany rank for interpersonal trust vs. income inequality?
- Germany ranks 11th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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% of respondents replying "Most people can be trusted" when asked "Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you need to be very careful in dealing with people?" Possible answers include "Most people can be trusted", "Do not know" and "Need to be very careful".