{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"gb-gini-index","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-gini-index","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-gini-index/","title":"United Kingdom Gini Index (Income Inequality) (2021)","description":"United Kingdom's Gini Index (Income Inequality): 32.4 index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) in 2021, -0.9% YoY.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","United Kingdom","2021"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United Kingdom","temporal_coverage":"1972/2021","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2021","variable_measured":"United Kingdom 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=GB"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1972–2021"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United Kingdom"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United Kingdom (2021)","value":"32.4","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.9% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.9%","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United Kingdom Gini Index (Income Inequality)"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1972","value":28.8},{"period":"1973","value":28.8},{"period":"1974","value":29},{"period":"1975","value":27.9},{"period":"1976","value":27.6},{"period":"1977","value":27.1},{"period":"1978","value":27.2},{"period":"1979","value":27.4},{"period":"1980","value":28.5},{"period":"1981","value":29.7},{"period":"1982","value":29.9},{"period":"1983","value":29.8},{"period":"1984","value":29.2},{"period":"1985","value":30.4},{"period":"1986","value":31.9},{"period":"1987","value":33.9},{"period":"1988","value":34.3},{"period":"1989","value":33.4},{"period":"1990","value":35.7},{"period":"1991","value":35},{"period":"1992","value":35},{"period":"1993","value":35.1},{"period":"1994","value":36},{"period":"1995","value":35.5},{"period":"1996","value":35.3},{"period":"1997","value":35.7},{"period":"1998","value":36.6},{"period":"1999","value":36.8},{"period":"2000","value":38.9},{"period":"2001","value":37.1},{"period":"2002","value":35.1},{"period":"2003","value":34.9},{"period":"2004","value":34.8},{"period":"2005","value":35.5},{"period":"2006","value":35.9},{"period":"2007","value":34.4},{"period":"2008","value":35.4},{"period":"2009","value":35.1},{"period":"2010","value":33.7},{"period":"2011","value":33.2},{"period":"2012","value":33.1},{"period":"2013","value":32.7},{"period":"2014","value":33.1},{"period":"2015","value":33.3},{"period":"2016","value":33.1},{"period":"2017","value":32.6},{"period":"2018","value":33.7},{"period":"2019","value":32.8},{"period":"2020","value":32.7},{"period":"2021","value":32.4}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2021","value":"32.4","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2020","value":"32.7","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2019","value":"32.8","yoyChange":"-2.7%"},{"year":"2018","value":"33.7","yoyChange":"+3.4%"},{"year":"2017","value":"32.6","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2016","value":"33.1","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2015","value":"33.3","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2014","value":"33.1","yoyChange":"+1.2%"},{"year":"2013","value":"32.7","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2012","value":"33.1","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"33.2","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"33.7","yoyChange":"-4.0%"},{"year":"2009","value":"35.1","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2008","value":"35.4","yoyChange":"+2.9%"},{"year":"2007","value":"34.4","yoyChange":"-4.2%"},{"year":"2006","value":"35.9","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2005","value":"35.5","yoyChange":"+2.0%"},{"year":"2004","value":"34.8","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2003","value":"34.9","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2002","value":"35.1","yoyChange":"-5.4%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the Gini coefficient of income inequality in United Kingdom 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 2021. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1972–2021 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 38.9 index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of 27.1 in 1977. The latest reading of 32.4 in 2021 represents a change of -0.3."}]}