The Gini coefficient is a measure of income inequality, where a value of 0 would indicate perfect equality in the income distribution (i.e. everyone earns the same) and a value of 100 would indicate perfect inequality (one person earns everything). The Gini coefficient in both the European Union as a whole, as well as the Eurozone currency area, has been on a downward trajectory since its previous peak in 2014, when it reached a peak of 30.9 in both. As of 2023, the Gini coefficient in the EU and Eurozone has hit a new low, with values of 29.6 and 29.8 respectively, indicating that income inequality has fallen in the blocs over the past decade.
Gini coefficient of equivalized disposable income for the European Union and the Euro currency area from 2011 to 2023
(scale from 0 to 100)
Characteristic
European Union
Eurozone
2023
29.6
29.8
2022
29.6
29.9
2021
30.2
30.6
2020
30
30.2
2019
30.2
30.2
2018
30.4
30.6
2017
30.3
30.4
2016
30.6
30.7
2015
30.8
30.7
2014
30.9
30.9
2013
30.6
-
2012
30.4
-
2011
30.5
-
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Eurostat. (July 18, 2024). Gini coefficient of equivalized disposable income for the European Union and the Euro currency area from 2011 to 2023 (scale from 0 to 100) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417444/inequality-in-europe-gini-coefficient-eu-eurozone/
Eurostat. "Gini coefficient of equivalized disposable income for the European Union and the Euro currency area from 2011 to 2023 (scale from 0 to 100)." Chart. July 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417444/inequality-in-europe-gini-coefficient-eu-eurozone/
Eurostat. (2024). Gini coefficient of equivalized disposable income for the European Union and the Euro currency area from 2011 to 2023 (scale from 0 to 100). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417444/inequality-in-europe-gini-coefficient-eu-eurozone/
Eurostat. "Gini Coefficient of Equivalized Disposable Income for The European Union and The Euro Currency Area from 2011 to 2023 (Scale from 0 to 100)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417444/inequality-in-europe-gini-coefficient-eu-eurozone/
Eurostat, Gini coefficient of equivalized disposable income for the European Union and the Euro currency area from 2011 to 2023 (scale from 0 to 100) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417444/inequality-in-europe-gini-coefficient-eu-eurozone/ (last visited April 12, 2025)
Gini coefficient of equivalized disposable income for the European Union and the Euro currency area from 2011 to 2023 (scale from 0 to 100) [Graph], Eurostat, July 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417444/inequality-in-europe-gini-coefficient-eu-eurozone/
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