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Gini coefficient

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The Gini coefficient by countries (1989-2009)

The Gini coefficient (also known as the Gini index or Gini ratio) is a measure of differences in income. It was developed by the Italian statistician Corrado Gini in 1912.

Definition

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The Gini coefficient is usually a number between 0 and 1 (or 0 to 100). 0 means a country where the income is equally distributed. On the other hand, 1 means that one person owns everything but the rest owns nothing. In reality, all scores are between 0.25 and 0.6 (between 25 and 60 on the 0 to 100 scale).

Statistics

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The table below is about the world Gini coefficient (not by single countries).

Income Gini coefficient
World, 1820-2005
Year World Gini index[1][2][3]
1820 0.43
1850 0.53
1870 0.56
1913 0.61
1929 0.62
1950 0.64
1960 0.64
1980 0.66
2002 0.71
2005 0.68

The table below shows the income Gini coefficient of the United States from 1947 to 2009.

Income Gini coefficient
United States, 1947-2009
Year pre-tax Gini
1947 0.413
1967 0.397
1968 0.386
1970 0.394
1980 0.403
1990 0.428
2000 0.462
2005 0.469
2006 0.470
2007 0.463
2008 0.467
2009 0.468

References

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  1. Isabel Ortiz and Matthew Cummins (2011). "Global inequality: beyond the bottom billion" (PDF). UNICEF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  2. Evan Hillebrand (2009). "Poverty, growth, and inequality over the next 50 years" (PDF). FAO, United Nations - Economic and Social Development Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  3. Albert Berry and John Serieux (2006). "Riding the elephants: the evolution of world economic growth and income distribution at the end of the twentieth century (1980-2000)" (PDF). United Nations (DESA Working Paper #27).
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