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Economy & jobs Statistics · Country

Income inequality (Gini) in Canada

1971 – 2022 · 46 data points 20 of 27 · Countries Updated Oct 22, 2026
Economy & jobs · Canada

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1971 – 2022

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Latest value · 2022 31.5 +1.3% since 2021
Countries · 2022 20 of 27 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2012 −6.0% −0.3% a year on average
Income inequality (Gini), 1971 – 2022 index
−6.0% since 2012

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1971 – 2022

The series at a glance Canada · 1971 – 2022
Latest value 31.5 · 2022
First value 37.2 · 1971
Highest 37.2 · 1971
Lowest 29.9 · 2020
Average change −0.3% a year on average
Data points 46

By year

All years · 1971 – 2022

YearCanadaChange
2022 31.5 +1.3%
2021 31.1 +4.0%
2020 29.9 −6.0%
2019 31.8 −2.2%
2018 32.5 −2.4%
2017 33.3 +1.8%
2016 32.7 −3.0%
2015 33.7 +1.5%
2014 33.2 −1.8%
2013 33.8 +0.9%
2012 33.5 +2.4%
2011 32.7 −2.7%
2010 33.6 −1.2%
2009 34.0 +0.3%
2008 33.9 +0.3%
2007 33.8 −0.9%
2006 34.1 +1.5%
2005 33.6 −0.6%
2004 33.8 ±0.0%
2003 33.8 +0.6%
2002 33.6 ±0.0%
2001 33.6 +0.6%
2000 33.4 +0.9%
1999 33.1 −0.3%
1998 33.2 +0.3%
1997 33.1 +0.9%
1996 32.8 +4.1%
1995 31.5 +0.6%
1994 31.3 −1.3%
1993 31.7 +0.3%
1992 31.6 −0.9%
1991 31.9 +1.6%
1990 31.4 +1.3%
1989 31.0 −0.6%
1988 31.2 −1.6%
1987 31.7 ±0.0%
1986 31.7 −4.5%
1985 33.2 −0.9%
1984 33.5 +1.8%
1982 32.9 −0.3%
1981 33.0 −1.5%
1979 33.5 −0.6%
1977 33.7 −1.2%
1975 34.1 −2.3%
1973 34.9 −6.2%
1971 37.2

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1971 – 2022

Ranking · Countries

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryIncome inequality (Gini)
28 Netherlands 26.0
27 Czechia 26.2
26 Finland 27.1
25 Norway 28.4
24 Poland 28.5
23 Canada 29.9
22 France 30.7
21 Germany 32.5
20 South Korea 32.7
19 United Kingdom 32.7
18 Greece 33.6
17 Russia 33.7
16 Romania 34.6
15 Spain 34.9
14 Italy 35.2
13 Indonesia 35.3
12 Lithuania 36.0
11 China 37.1
10 United States 40.0
9 Bulgaria 40.5
8 Argentina 42.7
7 Türkiye 43.0
6 Mexico 44.6
5 Congo - Kinshasa 44.7
4 Chile 47.0
3 Ecuador 47.3
2 Brazil 48.8
1 Colombia 54.4

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020

What it means

How unequally income is shared: 0 means everyone has the same, 100 means one person has everything.

How it is calculated

Gini index of income or consumption from household surveys.