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Countries With the Fastest Decline in Gini index (5-Year Change)

Change in Gini index over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that fell are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Seychelles fell the most: by 14.7, from 46.8 index (0-100) to 32.1 index (0-100) in the five years to 2018. Bhutan is second (−8.9), followed by United Arab Emirates (−6.1). 49 countries fell over that period; the median change among them was −1.7.

#1
Seychelles · −14.7
Median
−1.7
Coverage
49 countries
Data year
2023
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: 5-year change (index (0-100))Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Seychelles -14.7; 2. Bhutan -8.9; 3. United Arab Emirates -6.1; 4. Romania -6; 5. Kosovo -5.9; 6. Montenegro -4.2; 7. Costa Rica -3.7; 8. Albania -3.4; 9. Brazil -3.2; 10. China -3.Seychelles-14.7Bhutan-8.9United Arab Emirates-6.1Romania-6Kosovo-5.9Montenegro-4.2Costa Rica-3.7Albania-3.4Brazil-3.2China-3
Top 10: 5-year change (index (0-100)). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Seychelles -14.7; 2. Bhutan -8.9; 3. United Arab Emirates -6.1; 4. Romania -6; 5. Kosovo -5.9; 6. Montenegro -4.2; 7. Costa Rica -3.7; 8. Albania -3.4; 9. Brazil -3.2; 10. China -3.

Full ranking

Countries With the Fastest Decline in Gini index (5-Year Change), 2023
RankCountryFromTo5-year change (index (0-100))
1Seychelles46.832.1−14.7
2Bhutan37.428.5−8.9
3United Arab Emirates32.526.4−6.1
4Romania35.829.8−6
5Kosovo44.238.3−5.9
6Montenegro38.534.3−4.2
7Costa Rica49.245.5−3.7
8Albania32.829.4−3.4
9Brazil53.550.3−3.2
10China3936−3
11Philippines42.339.3−3
12Dominican Republic41.939−2.9
13Armenia3027.4−2.6
14Honduras48.245.7−2.5
15Netherlands28.225.7−2.5
16Korea, Rep.35.232.9−2.3
17Russian Federation35.333−2.3
18Serbia3532.8−2.2
19Kyrgyz Republic29.727.5−2.2
20Georgia35.933.9−2
21Bulgaria41.339.5−1.8
22Canada33.331.5−1.8
23Luxembourg35.433.6−1.8
24North Macedonia35.233.5−1.7
25Poland30.228.5−1.7
26Ireland30.629−1.6
27Thailand34.933.3−1.6
28Iran, Islamic Rep.37.435.9−1.5
29Paraguay45.744.2−1.5
30Ecuador47.345.9−1.4
31Peru41.540.1−1.4
32Spain34.733.4−1.3
33Belarus25.624.4−1.2
34Slovak Republic2523.8−1.2
35Latvia35.134−1.1
36Norway27.626.5−1.1
37Iceland27.826.8−1
38Italy35.234.3−0.9
39Cyprus32.731.8−0.9
40Argentina43.342.4−0.9
41Indonesia35.334.4−0.9
42Bolivia41.640.9−0.7
43United Kingdom33.132.4−0.7
44Sweden3029.3−0.7
45Mauritania32.632−0.6
46France32.431.8−0.6
47Belgium27.226.8−0.4
48United States41.941.8−0.1
49Panama49.849.7−0.1

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Source and method

Change in Gini index over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that fell are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SI.POV.GINI. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Gini index: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org., World Bank (WB) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org., World Bank (WB).

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.