{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"cn-gini-index","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-gini-index","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-gini-index/","title":"China Gini Index (Income Inequality) (2022)","description":"China's Gini Index (Income Inequality): 36 index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) in 2022, +0.8% YoY. World Bank (SI.POV.GINI), 1981–2022.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","China","2022"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"China","temporal_coverage":"1981/2022","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2022","variable_measured":"China 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=CN"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1981–2022"},{"label":"Observations","value":"23"},{"label":"Geography","value":"China"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"China (2022)","value":"36","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.8% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.8%","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"23","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"China Gini Index (Income Inequality)"}],"observation_count":23,"observations":[{"period":"1981","value":28.2},{"period":"1984","value":27.1},{"period":"1987","value":29.4},{"period":"1990","value":32.2},{"period":"1993","value":33.9},{"period":"1996","value":35.2},{"period":"1999","value":38.7},{"period":"2002","value":42},{"period":"2005","value":40.9},{"period":"2008","value":43},{"period":"2010","value":43.7},{"period":"2011","value":42.4},{"period":"2012","value":42.2},{"period":"2013","value":39.7},{"period":"2014","value":39.2},{"period":"2015","value":38.6},{"period":"2016","value":38.5},{"period":"2017","value":39.1},{"period":"2018","value":38.5},{"period":"2019","value":38.2},{"period":"2020","value":37.1},{"period":"2021","value":35.7},{"period":"2022","value":36}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2022","value":"36.0","yoyChange":"+0.8%"},{"year":"2021","value":"35.7","yoyChange":"-3.8%"},{"year":"2020","value":"37.1","yoyChange":"-2.9%"},{"year":"2019","value":"38.2","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2018","value":"38.5","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2017","value":"39.1","yoyChange":"+1.6%"},{"year":"2016","value":"38.5","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2015","value":"38.6","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2014","value":"39.2","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2013","value":"39.7","yoyChange":"-5.9%"},{"year":"2012","value":"42.2","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2011","value":"42.4","yoyChange":"-3.0%"},{"year":"2010","value":"43.7","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2008","value":"43.0","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2005","value":"40.9","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2002","value":"42.0","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"1999","value":"38.7","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"1996","value":"35.2","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"1993","value":"33.9","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"1990","value":"32.2","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the Gini coefficient of income inequality in China 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 2022. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1981–2022 (23 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 43.7 index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) in 2010 and reached its lowest recorded value of 27.1 in 1984. The latest reading of 36 in 2022 represents a change of +0.3."}]}