Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in India
India: Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality was 16.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in India, 1993–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 16.9% for interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in 2022.
The figure is down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in India peaked at 38.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2014.
India ranks 32nd of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.2% | 32.8% | 33.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 38.9% | 38.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 16.7% | 20.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More poverty & inequality data for India
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,632 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.3% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.403 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 7.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1281 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1281 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1407 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3736 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in India?
- Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in India was 16.9% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2014.
- How does India rank for interpersonal trust vs. income inequality?
- India ranks 32nd out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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".