Progress in income inequality, measured by changes in the Gini index (percentage points), 2015-2024

Note: Negative values indicate improvement between 2015 and 2024. EU and regional averages are weighted by population. The US data are obtained from the World Bank and end in 2023. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1, where lower values indicate lower inequality. This can also be depicted as an index, with a percentage from 0% to 100%.
Source: EIB staff calculations based on Eurostat (2026a, 2026b) and World Bank (2026).Created with Datawrapper