Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in India
India: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.432 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in India, 2005–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini index of monthly earnings of employees in India is 0.432, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in India peaked at 0.495 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.429, in 2024.
India ranks 19th of 93 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.49 | — |
| 2010 | 0.495 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.491 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.444 | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.445 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.45 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.435 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.441 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.437 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.429 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.432 | +0.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.432 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.424, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4688 | 0.444 | 0.495 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.4373 | 0.429 | 0.45 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More work & labour data for India
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5078 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 876,613 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 782,365 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 743,542 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 761,710 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1.51 million 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index of monthly earnings of employees in India?
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in India was 0.432 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.495 in 2010.
- What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.429 in 2024.
- How does India rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
- India ranks 19th out of 93 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of monthly earnings of employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.