{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"br-gini-index","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/br-gini-index","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/br-gini-index/","title":"Brazil Gini Index (Income Inequality) (2024)","description":"Brazil's Gini Index (Income Inequality): 50.3 index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) in 2024, -2.3% YoY.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Brazil","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Brazil","temporal_coverage":"1981/2024","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":"Brazil 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=BR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1981–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"40"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Brazil"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Brazil (2024)","value":"50.3","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-2.3% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-2.3%","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"40","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Brazil Gini Index (Income Inequality)"}],"observation_count":40,"observations":[{"period":"1981","value":57.9},{"period":"1982","value":58.4},{"period":"1983","value":58.9},{"period":"1984","value":58.3},{"period":"1985","value":55.5},{"period":"1986","value":58.4},{"period":"1987","value":59.6},{"period":"1988","value":61.4},{"period":"1989","value":63.2},{"period":"1990","value":60.5},{"period":"1992","value":53.1},{"period":"1993","value":60.1},{"period":"1995","value":59.5},{"period":"1996","value":59.8},{"period":"1997","value":59.8},{"period":"1998","value":59.6},{"period":"1999","value":59},{"period":"2001","value":58.4},{"period":"2002","value":58.1},{"period":"2003","value":57.6},{"period":"2004","value":56.5},{"period":"2005","value":56.3},{"period":"2006","value":55.6},{"period":"2007","value":54.9},{"period":"2008","value":54},{"period":"2009","value":53.7},{"period":"2011","value":52.9},{"period":"2012","value":53.4},{"period":"2013","value":52.7},{"period":"2014","value":52.1},{"period":"2015","value":51.9},{"period":"2016","value":53.4},{"period":"2017","value":53.3},{"period":"2018","value":53.9},{"period":"2019","value":53.5},{"period":"2020","value":48.8},{"period":"2021","value":52.9},{"period":"2022","value":51.9},{"period":"2023","value":51.5},{"period":"2024","value":50.3}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"50.3","yoyChange":"-2.3%"},{"year":"2023","value":"51.5","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2022","value":"51.9","yoyChange":"-1.9%"},{"year":"2021","value":"52.9","yoyChange":"+8.4%"},{"year":"2020","value":"48.8","yoyChange":"-8.8%"},{"year":"2019","value":"53.5","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2018","value":"53.9","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2017","value":"53.3","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"53.4","yoyChange":"+2.9%"},{"year":"2015","value":"51.9","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"52.1","yoyChange":"-1.1%"},{"year":"2013","value":"52.7","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2012","value":"53.4","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2011","value":"52.9","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2009","value":"53.7","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2008","value":"54.0","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2007","value":"54.9","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2006","value":"55.6","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2005","value":"56.3","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2004","value":"56.5","yoyChange":"-1.9%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the Gini coefficient of income inequality in Brazil 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 1981–2024 (40 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 63.2 index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) in 1989 and reached its lowest recorded value of 48.8 in 2020. The latest reading of 50.3 in 2024 represents a change of -1.2."}]}