Data for 2019

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2019

2019, as Frederick Solt’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2019 covers 136 countries on 2 measures. South Africa is highest, at 61.7; Slovakia is lowest, at 22.4. The middle country reads 36.2. Against 2018, 113 values changed (30 up, 83 down), 1 country joined, 10 left.

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Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) · Data for 2019

HighestSouth Africa

61.7

LowestSlovakia

22.4

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

136countries
2measures per country
2019the year it describes
103distinct 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), 2019, 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), 2019: every country, as published by Frederick Solt, University of Iowa.
derived
1	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	61.7	2.32
2	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	55.1	3.60
3	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	51.1	1.99
4	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	50.6	4.15
5	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	49.7	2.34
6	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	48.8	2.77
7	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	48.2	3.09
8	ColombiaCOLSouth America	48.0	0.50
=9	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	47.7	3.11
=9	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	47.7	3.45
11	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	47.4	1.59
=12	BrazilBRASouth America	47.2	0.56
=12	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	47.2	2.89
14	ChileCHLSouth America	46.5	1.02
15	Costa RicaCRICentral America	46.2	0.95
16	ParaguayPRYSouth America	45.8	1.14
=17	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	45.6	1.62
=17	PanamaPANCentral America	45.6	1.00
=17	SurinameSURSouth America	45.6	4.42
20	HondurasHNDCentral America	45.5	1.26
21	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	45.0	3.43
22	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	44.3	3.70
=23	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	44.0	4.81
=23	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	44.0	3.06
=23	PeruPERSouth America	44.0	0.61
26	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	43.9	2.78
27	BeninBENWestern Africa	43.5	2.71
28	TogoTGOWestern Africa	43.1	2.97
29	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	43.0	1.90
=30	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	42.9	2.23
=30	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	42.9	1.54
32	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	42.7	3.22
=33	EcuadorECUSouth America	42.2	1.11
=33	MexicoMEXCentral America	42.2	0.96
35	KenyaKENEastern Africa	42.1	2.66
36	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	41.9	3.38
37	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	41.1	1.13
38	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	40.9	3.28
39	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	40.8	2.90
40	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	40.7	3.34
41	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	40.5	2.92
42	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	40.3	3.14
=43	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	40.1	3.18
=43	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	40.1	1.10
45	SenegalSENWestern Africa	40.0	3.11
46	BoliviaBOLSouth America	39.9	1.05
47	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	39.6	1.05
48	United StatesUSANorthern America	39.0	0.50
=49	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	38.7	3.57
=49	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	38.7	2.32
=49	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	38.7	2.87
=52	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	38.4	1.22
=52	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	38.4	2.10
54	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	38.3	3.25
55	ArgentinaARGSouth America	38.1	1.14
56	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	37.6	3.06
57	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	37.5	2.99
58	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	37.4	1.51
=59	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	37.2	1.09
=59	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	37.2	3.45
=61	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	37.1	1.13
=61	MaliMLIWestern Africa	37.1	0.94
=63	FijiFJIMelanesia	36.9	3.29
=63	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	36.9	3.01
=63	NigerNERWestern Africa	36.9	2.75
=63	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	36.9	1.36
67	UruguayURYSouth America	36.8	0.42
68	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	36.4	5.07
=69	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	36.0	3.44
=69	VenezuelaVENSouth America	36.0	1.89
71	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	35.9	1.02
72	IranIRNSouthern Asia	35.8	1.57
=73	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	35.7	2.97
=73	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	35.7	1.57
75	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	35.6	3.22
=76	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	35.5	1.71
=76	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	35.5	1.23
78	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	35.3	3.47
=79	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	35.1	1.97
=79	OmanOMNWestern Asia	35.1	3.60
81	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	35.0	2.24
=82	IraqIRQWestern Asia	34.2	2.66
=82	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	34.2	1.18
=82	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	34.2	3.62
=85	IsraelISRWestern Asia	34.1	0.69
=85	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	34.1	2.61
87	TongaTONPolynesia	34.0	3.32
88	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	33.8	2.66
=89	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	33.7	3.10
=89	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	33.7	0.81
91	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	33.2	1.72
=92	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	33.1	2.91
=92	ItalyITASouthern Europe	33.1	0.95
94	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	32.6	1.13
95	SpainESPSouthern Europe	32.4	0.71
96	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	32.0	1.22
=97	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	31.6	1.07
=97	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	31.6	1.14
99	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	31.5	0.90
=100	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	31.3	0.89
=100	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	31.3	2.19
=102	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	31.1	3.31
=102	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	31.1	1.69
=102	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	31.1	0.83
=102	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	31.1	0.60
106	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	31.0	0.77
107	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	30.9	1.28
108	JapanJPNEastern Asia	30.8	1.01
109	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	30.7	1.02
110	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	30.5	0.59
111	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	30.4	0.92
112	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	30.3	0.84
113	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	30.2	0.94
=114	CanadaCANNorthern America	29.8	0.56
=114	FranceFRAWestern Europe	29.8	0.52
116	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	29.6	1.53
117	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	29.3	1.00
118	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	28.8	1.52
119	PolandPOLEastern Europe	28.7	0.50
=120	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	28.4	0.92
=120	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	28.4	1.00
122	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	28.2	1.12
123	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	28.0	0.28
124	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	27.7	0.78
125	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	27.6	0.85
126	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	27.4	1.19
127	UkraineUKREastern Europe	27.1	1.58
128	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	26.9	0.96
129	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	26.2	0.69
130	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	26.0	0.15
131	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	25.8	0.69
132	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	25.3	0.97
133	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	25.0	0.70
134	BelarusBLREastern Europe	24.5	1.07
135	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	24.0	0.80
136	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	22.4	0.75

02In 2019

At either end

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

Highest

Lowest

136Slovakia22.4
135Slovenia24.0
134Belarus24.5
133Czechia25.0
132Iceland25.3

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 36.2. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Standard error of the estimate (Gini points)
HighestMarshall Islands5.07
LowestNorway0.15
Middle country: 1.54

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −10countries joined / left
113values changed, of 135 in both
30 · 83rose · fell
22unchanged

Rose most

Colombia46.7 → 48.0+1.3
Palestine42.1 → 42.9+0.8
Kosovo34.4 → 35.0+0.6
Tajikistan46.8 → 47.2+0.4
Malta28.4 → 28.8+0.4

Fell most

Armenia36.4 → 35.5−0.9
Dominican Republic40.5 → 39.6−0.9
Serbia32.0 → 31.1−0.9
Canada30.5 → 29.8−0.7
Bolivia40.5 → 39.9−0.6

+ Marshall Islands

− Angola

− United Arab Emirates

− Belize

− Guinea

− Grenada

− Saudi Arabia

− Sierra Leone

− San Marino

− Seychelles

− Tanzania

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 2019.
103 distinct values among 136
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 4 countries share 36.9. 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 136 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Frederick Solt, University of Iowa (2019). Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gini-disposable-income/2019

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