Data for 2003

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2003

2003, as Frederick Solt’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2003 covers 167 countries on 2 measures. Namibia is highest, at 65.6; Denmark is lowest, at 23.1. The middle country reads 39.9. Against 2002, 140 values changed (68 up, 72 down), 4 countries joined, 1 left.

Download CSV Cite this year

Share this page

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) · Data for 2003

HighestNamibia

65.6

LowestDenmark

23.1

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

167countries
2measures per country
2003the year it describes
133distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
Public domain or CC0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2003, as published. Frederick Solt ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

Search this table

Showing 25 of 167 countries · select a heading to sort

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2003: every country, as published by Frederick Solt, University of Iowa.
derived
1	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	65.6	2.65
2	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	62.8	1.97
3	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	58.4	3.86
4	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	57.4	2.92
5	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	54.0	2.34
6	HaitiHTICaribbean	53.7	3.75
7	BoliviaBOLSouth America	53.6	1.38
8	HondurasHNDCentral America	53.1	1.20
=9	ParaguayPRYSouth America	52.4	1.16
=9	PeruPERSouth America	52.4	0.83
11	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	52.2	2.03
12	BrazilBRASouth America	52.0	0.38
13	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	51.9	3.76
14	PanamaPANCentral America	51.5	0.83
15	BelizeBLZCentral America	51.0	2.99
16	ColombiaCOLSouth America	50.9	0.52
17	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	50.7	2.41
18	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	50.6	4.05
=19	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	50.3	3.12
=19	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	50.3	2.13
=21	EcuadorECUSouth America	50.1	1.28
=21	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	50.1	2.56
23	ChileCHLSouth America	49.9	0.91
24	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	49.7	5.48
25	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	49.5	1.03
26	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	49.3	1.06
27	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	48.4	3.27
28	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	48.0	3.29
29	NicaraguaNICCentral America	47.6	1.76
=30	MexicoMEXCentral America	47.5	1.15
=30	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	47.5	3.80
32	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	47.1	2.18
33	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	47.0	3.55
34	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	46.8	3.33
35	GuyanaGUYSouth America	46.6	3.65
36	ArgentinaARGSouth America	46.5	1.10
37	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	46.4	1.13
=38	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	46.3	1.23
=38	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	46.3	2.41
40	KenyaKENEastern Africa	46.2	2.29
41	Costa RicaCRICentral America	45.7	1.07
42	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	45.6	1.92
43	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	45.5	2.28
44	DominicaDMACaribbean	45.0	4.12
45	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	44.9	2.50
46	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	44.7	1.75
47	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	44.6	3.41
=48	BahamasBHSCaribbean	44.4	3.49
=48	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	44.4	2.60
=48	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	44.4	1.92
51	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	43.7	2.29
52	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	43.6	2.37
53	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	43.4	2.07
54	BeninBENWestern Africa	43.3	2.25
=55	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	43.2	1.48
=55	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	43.2	3.54
57	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	43.1	3.92
58	UruguayURYSouth America	42.9	0.65
59	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	42.8	4.92
=60	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	42.7	2.03
=60	SamoaWSMPolynesia	42.7	3.19
62	VenezuelaVENSouth America	42.4	1.08
63	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	42.3	2.36
=64	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	42.2	2.15
=64	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	42.2	2.77
66	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	41.8	2.05
67	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	41.7	0.99
68	IranIRNSouthern Asia	41.6	1.22
=69	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	41.5	2.82
=69	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	41.5	2.44
=69	SenegalSENWestern Africa	41.5	2.52
72	GuineaGINWestern Africa	41.3	2.07
73	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	41.2	2.84
74	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	40.9	2.35
=75	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	40.8	2.60
=75	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	40.8	1.36
=75	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	40.8	1.74
=78	MaliMLIWestern Africa	40.7	1.90
=78	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	40.7	2.31
80	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	40.6	3.76
=81	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	40.4	1.95
=81	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	40.4	3.26
83	NigerNERWestern Africa	40.0	2.50
=84	FijiFJIMelanesia	39.9	2.41
=84	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	39.9	2.44
86	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	39.3	1.30
=87	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	38.8	1.23
=87	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	38.8	2.74
=89	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	38.7	2.69
=89	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	38.7	1.41
91	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	38.5	2.46
=92	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	38.4	2.42
=92	QatarQATWestern Asia	38.4	3.63
94	JordanJORWestern Asia	38.0	1.25
=95	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	37.8	1.22
=95	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	37.8	1.83
=95	United StatesUSANorthern America	37.8	0.51
98	OmanOMNWestern Asia	37.7	2.98
99	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	37.5	2.96
100	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	37.4	2.39
101	AnguillaAIACaribbean	37.3	3.63
102	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	37.0	1.35
103	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	36.9	2.32
104	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	36.8	2.15
=105	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	36.7	3.73
=105	YemenYEMWestern Asia	36.7	2.67
107	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	36.6	1.03
108	TongaTONPolynesia	36.5	2.54
109	IsraelISRWestern Asia	36.4	0.80
110	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	35.3	2.12
=111	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	35.2	3.05
=111	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	35.2	2.84
113	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	34.6	2.04
=114	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	34.5	0.87
=114	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	34.5	1.07
116	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	34.4	1.21
=117	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	34.3	1.31
=117	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	34.3	2.82
=119	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	34.2	2.16
=119	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	34.2	1.72
121	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	33.8	2.15
122	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	33.7	3.10
123	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	33.5	1.42
124	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	33.4	1.48
125	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	33.1	0.65
=126	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	33.0	1.43
=126	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	33.0	0.84
128	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	32.9	1.35
129	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	32.8	1.15
=130	ItalyITASouthern Europe	32.6	0.98
=130	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	32.6	1.28
132	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	32.5	3.62
=133	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	32.4	2.03
=133	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	32.4	1.17
135	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	32.2	1.22
136	CanadaCANNorthern America	31.8	0.72
=137	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	31.7	0.69
=137	SpainESPSouthern Europe	31.7	0.78
139	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	31.4	1.18
=140	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	31.3	2.67
=140	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	31.3	1.05
142	PolandPOLEastern Europe	31.2	0.83
143	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	30.9	1.13
144	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	30.5	0.96
145	JapanJPNEastern Asia	30.3	1.08
146	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	29.9	3.02
147	UkraineUKREastern Europe	29.5	1.17
148	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	29.0	2.33
149	FranceFRAWestern Europe	28.8	0.44
150	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	28.4	1.69
151	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	28.3	1.00
152	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	27.4	0.94
153	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	27.0	0.58
=154	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	26.8	0.99
=154	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	26.8	1.12
156	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	26.7	0.94
157	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	26.6	0.78
=158	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	26.5	0.80
=158	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	26.5	1.24
160	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	26.4	1.33
161	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	26.3	0.83
162	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	25.7	1.00
163	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	25.1	0.69
164	BelarusBLREastern Europe	24.8	0.94
165	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	24.1	0.47
166	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	23.3	0.83
167	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	23.1	0.83

02In 2003

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1Namibia65.6
2South Africa62.8
3Eswatini58.4
4Botswana57.4
5Zambia54.0

Lowest

167Denmark23.1
166Slovenia23.3
165Sweden24.1
164Belarus24.8
163Finland25.1

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 39.9. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Standard error of the estimate (Gini points)
HighestSaint Vincent and the Grenadines5.48
LowestBrazil0.38
Middle country: 1.95

032002 → 2003

Since 2002

What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+4 / −1countries joined / left
140values changed, of 163 in both
68 · 72rose · fell
23unchanged

Rose most

India45.1 → 46.3+1.2
Spain30.6 → 31.7+1.1
Norway25.9 → 26.6+0.7
Tajikistan42.7 → 43.4+0.7
Hungary27.7 → 28.3+0.6

Fell most

Brazil52.9 → 52.0−0.9
Colombia51.8 → 50.9−0.9
Guatemala50.4 → 49.5−0.9
Azerbaijan29.1 → 28.4−0.7
El Salvador47.1 → 46.4−0.7

+ Bhutan

+ Libya

+ Chad

+ Kosovo

− Somalia

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from Frederick Solt’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2003.
133 distinct values among 167
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 44.4. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
Frederick Solt publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 167 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

.csv
For a spreadsheet or code
167 rows · 5.2 KB · UTF-8, opens in Excel
Opens with 11 lines of source notes; the table starts on row 13.
Download gini-disposable-income-2003-nations-inquiry.csv
↗
The publisher’s original
Frederick Solt’s own file, on its own site.
13657070

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC0 1.0. No conditions at all. Crediting the publisher is still the courteous thing to do.

Cite this edition

Frederick Solt, University of Iowa (2003). Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gini-disposable-income/2003

0644 held

Other years

‹ The year before
Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2002
164 countries
The year after ›
Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2004
169 countries
All of them
Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID): every year
44 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions