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Income inequality (Gini) in Spain
1980 – 2023 · 32 data points
13 of 22 · Countries
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1980 – 2023
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Economy
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Housing
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Education
5 figures
Tourism
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Climate
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Latest value · 2023
33.4
−0.6%
since 2022
Countries · 2023
13 of 22
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2013
−7.7%
−0.1% a year on average
Income inequality (Gini), 1980 – 2023 index
−7.7% since 2013
30
32
34
36
38
1980
2000
2023
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1980 – 2023
The series at a glance Spain · 1980 – 2023
Latest value
33.4 · 2023
First value
34.5 · 1980
Highest
36.5 · 1996
Lowest
31.8 · 2003
Average change
−0.1% a year on average
Data points
32
By year
All years · 1980 – 2023
| Year | Spain | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 33.4 | −0.6% |
| 2022 | 33.6 | −0.9% |
| 2021 | 33.9 | −2.9% |
| 2020 | 34.9 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 34.3 | −1.2% |
| 2018 | 34.7 | ±0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.7 | −3.1% |
| 2016 | 35.8 | −1.1% |
| 2015 | 36.2 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 36.1 | −0.3% |
| 2013 | 36.2 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 35.4 | −0.8% |
| 2011 | 35.7 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 35.2 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 34.9 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 34.2 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 34.1 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 33.5 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 32.4 | −2.7% |
| 2004 | 33.3 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 31.8 | −6.7% |
| 2000 | 34.1 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 33.8 | −2.3% |
| 1998 | 34.6 | −2.0% |
| 1997 | 35.3 | −3.3% |
| 1996 | 36.5 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 35.7 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 35.1 | −1.7% |
| 1993 | 35.7 | +12% |
| 1990 | 32.0 | −7.0% |
| 1985 | 34.4 | −0.3% |
| 1980 | 34.5 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1980 – 2023
Ranking · Countries
2013 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Income inequality (Gini) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Argentina | 41.1 | |
| 2 | Brazil | 52.7 | |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 36.6 | |
| 18 | Canada | 33.8 | |
| 5 | Chile | 46.8 | |
| 10 | China | 39.7 | |
| 1 | Colombia | 53.5 | |
| 25 | Czechia | 26.5 | |
| 4 | Ecuador | 46.9 | |
| 24 | Finland | 27.2 | |
| 21 | France | 32.5 | |
| 22 | Germany | 31.4 | |
| 15 | Greece | 36.1 | |
| 3 | Honduras | 50.0 | |
| 11 | Indonesia | 38.9 | |
| 17 | Italy | 34.9 | |
| 16 | Lithuania | 35.3 | |
| 23 | Netherlands | 28.1 | |
| 26 | Norway | 26.4 | |
| 19 | Poland | 33.1 | |
| 12 | Romania | 36.9 | |
| 7 | Russia | 40.9 | |
| 14 | Spain | 36.2 | |
| 9 | Türkiye | 40.2 | |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 32.7 | |
| 8 | United States | 40.9 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013
What it means
How unequally income is shared: 0 means everyone has the same, 100 means one person has everything.
How it is calculated
Gini index of income or consumption from household surveys.
Economy & jobs
Spain in numbers
GDP per person
€32,600
2024
GDP per person (PPP)
$59,868
2025
GDP per person, EU = 100
91
2024
Gross domestic product
€1.6T
2024
Economic growth
2.8%
2025
Inflation
2.7%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.5%
2025
Youth unemployment
24.9%
2025
Employment rate
72.4%
2025
Labour force participation
57.4%
2025
Household income per person
€18,300
2023
At risk of poverty
19.5%
2025