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Economy & jobs Statistics · Country

Income inequality (Gini) in United Kingdom

1968 – 2021 · 54 data points 19 of 27 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026
Economy & jobs · United Kingdom

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1968 – 2021

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Overview 5 figures People 13 figures Economy 11 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2021 32.4 −0.9% since 2020
Countries · 2021 19 of 27 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2011 −2.4% +0.4% a year on average
Income inequality (Gini), 1968 – 2021 index
−2.4% since 2011

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1968 – 2021

The series at a glance United Kingdom · 1968 – 2021
Latest value 32.4 · 2021
First value 26.8 · 1968
Highest 38.9 · 2000
Lowest 26.8 · 1968
Average change +0.4% a year on average
Data points 54

By year

All years · 1968 – 2021

YearUnited KingdomChange
2021 32.4 −0.9%
2020 32.7 −0.3%
2019 32.8 −2.7%
2018 33.7 +3.4%
2017 32.6 −1.5%
2016 33.1 −0.6%
2015 33.3 +0.6%
2014 33.1 +1.2%
2013 32.7 −1.2%
2012 33.1 −0.3%
2011 33.2 −1.5%
2010 33.7 −4.0%
2009 35.1 −0.8%
2008 35.4 +2.9%
2007 34.4 −4.2%
2006 35.9 +1.1%
2005 35.5 +2.0%
2004 34.8 −0.3%
2003 34.9 −0.6%
2002 35.1 −5.4%
2001 37.1 −4.6%
2000 38.9 +5.7%
1999 36.8 +0.5%
1998 36.6 +2.5%
1997 35.7 +1.1%
1996 35.3 −0.6%
1995 35.5 −1.4%
1994 36.0 +2.6%
1993 35.1 +0.3%
1992 35.0 ±0.0%
1991 35.0 −2.0%
1990 35.7 +6.9%
1989 33.4 −2.6%
1988 34.3 +1.2%
1987 33.9 +6.3%
1986 31.9 +4.9%
1985 30.4 +4.1%
1984 29.2 −2.0%
1983 29.8 −0.3%
1982 29.9 +0.7%
1981 29.7 +4.2%
1980 28.5 +4.0%
1979 27.4 +0.7%
1978 27.2 +0.4%
1977 27.1 −1.8%
1976 27.6 −1.1%
1975 27.9 −3.8%
1974 29.0 +0.7%
1973 28.8 ±0.0%
1972 28.8 −1.7%
1971 29.3 +4.6%
1970 28.0 +0.4%
1969 27.9 +4.1%
1968 26.8

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1968 – 2021

Ranking · Countries

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryIncome inequality (Gini)
7 Argentina 42.4
2 Brazil 50.3
5 Chile 43.0
1 Colombia 54.4
4 Ecuador 45.2
3 Honduras 45.7
9 Indonesia 34.9
6 Mexico 42.6
8 United States 41.8

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024

What it means

How unequally income is shared: 0 means everyone has the same, 100 means one person has everything.

How it is calculated

Gini index of income or consumption from household surveys.