Data for 2017

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2017

2017, as Frederick Solt’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2017 covers 155 countries on 2 measures. South Africa is highest, at 62.0; Slovakia is lowest, at 22.8. The middle country reads 37.0. Against 2016, 122 values changed (32 up, 90 down), 6 left.

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Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) · Data for 2017

HighestSouth Africa

62.0

LowestSlovakia

22.8

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

155countries
2measures per country
2017the year it describes
122distinct 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), 2017, as published. Frederick Solt ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2017: every country, as published by Frederick Solt, University of Iowa.
derived
1	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	62.0	1.86
2	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	55.2	3.39
3	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	51.2	2.11
4	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	51.1	1.86
5	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	50.9	4.11
6	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	49.9	3.78
7	BelizeBLZCentral America	49.3	3.96
8	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	48.5	2.57
=9	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	48.2	4.68
=9	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	48.2	2.85
11	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	48.1	2.83
12	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	47.8	4.25
13	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	47.7	1.48
14	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	47.5	3.27
=15	BrazilBRASouth America	47.1	0.60
=15	ParaguayPRYSouth America	47.1	1.21
17	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	46.9	4.12
18	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	46.5	2.87
19	ColombiaCOLSouth America	46.3	0.41
20	Costa RicaCRICentral America	46.2	0.94
21	HondurasHNDCentral America	46.1	1.17
22	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	46.0	1.61
23	ChileCHLSouth America	45.9	0.80
24	SurinameSURSouth America	45.7	4.34
25	PanamaPANCentral America	45.6	0.97
26	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	45.4	2.85
27	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	45.1	3.24
28	PeruPERSouth America	44.6	0.69
=29	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	44.3	3.55
=29	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	44.3	2.84
=31	BeninBENWestern Africa	44.2	2.50
=31	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	44.2	4.83
=33	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	43.8	3.23
=33	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	43.8	2.48
35	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	43.5	1.96
36	TogoTGOWestern Africa	43.3	2.78
37	MexicoMEXCentral America	43.1	0.98
38	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	43.0	3.42
39	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	42.8	2.09
40	KenyaKENEastern Africa	42.6	2.61
41	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	42.4	3.41
42	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	42.2	3.26
43	EcuadorECUSouth America	42.0	1.09
44	BoliviaBOLSouth America	41.5	1.06
=45	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	41.4	1.08
=45	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	41.4	0.99
=47	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	41.1	3.16
=47	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	41.1	1.05
49	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	40.9	2.70
50	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	40.8	3.00
51	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	40.7	3.20
=52	GabonGABMiddle Africa	40.6	3.91
=52	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	40.6	2.65
=54	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	40.2	2.88
=54	SenegalSENWestern Africa	40.2	2.98
56	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	39.9	1.12
57	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	39.2	2.08
58	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	39.1	3.45
59	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	39.0	2.69
60	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	38.8	2.20
61	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	38.7	3.45
=62	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	38.6	1.13
=62	United StatesUSANorthern America	38.6	0.41
64	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	38.4	3.04
65	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	38.2	3.07
=66	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	38.1	2.79
=66	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	38.1	1.20
=66	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	38.1	1.45
69	ArgentinaARGSouth America	37.9	1.13
70	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	37.7	2.85
71	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	37.5	3.31
72	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	37.4	1.37
=73	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	37.3	1.08
=73	FijiFJIMelanesia	37.3	3.18
=73	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	37.3	3.39
=76	JordanJORWestern Asia	37.0	2.19
=76	NigerNERWestern Africa	37.0	2.56
=76	QatarQATWestern Asia	37.0	3.43
79	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	36.9	2.84
80	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	36.8	1.21
=81	MaliMLIWestern Africa	36.6	0.98
=81	UruguayURYSouth America	36.6	0.47
83	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	36.4	1.63
84	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	36.3	1.00
85	GuineaGINWestern Africa	36.2	2.97
86	VenezuelaVENSouth America	36.1	1.69
=87	IranIRNSouthern Asia	36.0	1.46
=87	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	36.0	3.29
=87	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	36.0	3.07
=87	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	36.0	1.55
91	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	35.9	2.77
92	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	35.5	3.35
=93	OmanOMNWestern Asia	35.3	3.49
=93	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	35.3	3.58
95	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	35.2	1.85
96	IraqIRQWestern Asia	34.8	2.38
97	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	34.7	3.52
98	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	34.6	0.63
=99	IsraelISRWestern Asia	34.4	0.69
=99	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	34.4	1.18
=99	TongaTONPolynesia	34.4	3.17
102	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	34.0	2.38
103	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	33.9	3.45
=104	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	33.8	2.88
=104	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	33.8	2.42
106	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	33.7	2.05
107	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	33.4	1.61
=108	ItalyITASouthern Europe	33.3	0.95
=108	SpainESPSouthern Europe	33.3	0.65
110	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	33.2	2.68
111	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	32.7	1.13
112	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	32.4	1.07
113	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	32.2	1.23
114	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	32.1	0.66
=115	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	32.0	1.13
=115	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	32.0	0.85
=117	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	31.9	3.09
=117	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	31.9	0.73
=119	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	31.7	3.40
=119	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	31.7	0.88
=121	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	31.5	1.59
=121	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	31.5	2.41
123	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	31.2	0.64
124	CanadaCANNorthern America	31.1	0.57
125	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	30.9	1.16
=126	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	30.6	0.86
=126	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	30.6	0.61
128	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	30.2	1.01
129	JapanJPNEastern Asia	30.1	0.98
=130	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	29.9	1.50
=130	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	29.9	0.86
132	FranceFRAWestern Europe	29.8	0.54
133	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	29.7	3.38
134	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	29.6	0.82
=135	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	29.3	1.06
=135	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	29.3	1.00
=137	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	28.6	1.12
=137	PolandPOLEastern Europe	28.6	0.56
139	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	28.5	1.09
140	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	28.2	1.51
141	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	27.8	0.84
142	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	27.7	0.23
143	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	27.4	0.74
144	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	27.2	0.90
145	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	27.0	1.15
146	UkraineUKREastern Europe	26.9	1.42
147	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	26.1	0.74
148	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	25.9	0.62
149	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	25.8	0.68
150	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	25.5	0.96
151	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	25.1	0.70
152	BelarusBLREastern Europe	24.6	1.04
153	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	24.2	0.78
154	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	23.7	2.29
155	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	22.8	0.72

02In 2017

At either end

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

Highest

Lowest

155Slovakia22.8
154San Marino23.7
153Slovenia24.2
152Belarus24.6
151Czechia25.1

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 37.0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Standard error of the estimate (Gini points)
HighestEquatorial Guinea4.83
LowestDenmark0.23
Middle country: 1.69

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −6countries joined / left
122values changed, of 155 in both
32 · 90rose · fell
33unchanged

Rose most

Brazil46.2 → 47.1+0.9
Kosovo32.9 → 33.7+0.8
Palestine40.8 → 41.4+0.6
South Korea34.1 → 34.6+0.5
Romania31.2 → 31.7+0.5

Fell most

Côte d’Ivoire52.2 → 51.2−1.0
Dominican Republic42.0 → 41.1−0.9
Greece32.7 → 31.9−0.8
Russia32.9 → 32.1−0.8
Bolivia42.2 → 41.5−0.7

− Andorra

− Ghana

− Liberia

− Namibia

− South Sudan

− Eswatini

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 2017.
122 distinct values among 155
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 4 countries share 36.0. 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 155 countries has every column.

05The files

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Frederick Solt, University of Iowa (2017). Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2017 [data set], describing 2017. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gini-disposable-income/2017

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How it has moved, charted by country

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