{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ar-gini-index","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ar-gini-index","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ar-gini-index/","title":"Argentina Gini Index (Income Inequality) (2024)","description":"Argentina's Gini Index (Income Inequality): 42.4 index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) in 2024, unchanged YoY.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Argentina","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Argentina","temporal_coverage":"1980/2024","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Argentina Gini Index (Income Inequality)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI?locations=AR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1980–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"36"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Argentina"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Argentina (2024)","value":"42.4","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"36","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Argentina Gini Index (Income Inequality)"}],"observation_count":36,"observations":[{"period":"1980","value":40.8},{"period":"1986","value":42.8},{"period":"1987","value":45.3},{"period":"1991","value":46.8},{"period":"1992","value":45.5},{"period":"1993","value":44.8},{"period":"1994","value":45.9},{"period":"1995","value":48.9},{"period":"1996","value":49.5},{"period":"1997","value":49.1},{"period":"1998","value":50.7},{"period":"1999","value":49.8},{"period":"2000","value":51},{"period":"2001","value":53.3},{"period":"2002","value":53.8},{"period":"2003","value":51},{"period":"2004","value":48.5},{"period":"2005","value":47.8},{"period":"2006","value":46.4},{"period":"2007","value":46.3},{"period":"2008","value":45},{"period":"2009","value":43.8},{"period":"2010","value":43.7},{"period":"2011","value":42.7},{"period":"2012","value":41.4},{"period":"2013","value":41.1},{"period":"2014","value":41.8},{"period":"2016","value":42.3},{"period":"2017","value":41.4},{"period":"2018","value":41.7},{"period":"2019","value":43.3},{"period":"2020","value":42.7},{"period":"2021","value":42.4},{"period":"2022","value":40.7},{"period":"2023","value":42.4},{"period":"2024","value":42.4}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"42.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"42.4","yoyChange":"+4.2%"},{"year":"2022","value":"40.7","yoyChange":"-4.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"42.4","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2020","value":"42.7","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"43.3","yoyChange":"+3.8%"},{"year":"2018","value":"41.7","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2017","value":"41.4","yoyChange":"-2.1%"},{"year":"2016","value":"42.3","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2014","value":"41.8","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2013","value":"41.1","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2012","value":"41.4","yoyChange":"-3.0%"},{"year":"2011","value":"42.7","yoyChange":"-2.3%"},{"year":"2010","value":"43.7","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2009","value":"43.8","yoyChange":"-2.7%"},{"year":"2008","value":"45.0","yoyChange":"-2.8%"},{"year":"2007","value":"46.3","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2006","value":"46.4","yoyChange":"-2.9%"},{"year":"2005","value":"47.8","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2004","value":"48.5","yoyChange":"-4.9%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the Gini coefficient of income inequality in Argentina over time. Lower values indicate more equal income distribution. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1980–2024 (36 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 53.8 index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) in 2002 and reached its lowest recorded value of 40.7 in 2022. The latest reading of 42.4 in 2024 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}