Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Namibia

Namibia: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.641 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.641
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
3rd
of 93 countries
All-time high
0.693
in 2013
All-time low
0.634
in 2016
Years of data
5
2012–2018

Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Namibia, 2012–2018

00.20.40.62012201520182012: 0.6682013: 0.6932014: 0.6692016: 0.6342018: 0.641

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2018, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Namibia stood at 0.641.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Namibia ranks 3rd of 93 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Gini index of monthly earnings of employees (15+) in Namibia, 2012 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2012 0.668
2013 0.693 +3.7%
2014 0.669 -3.5%
2016 0.634 -5.2%
2018 0.641 +1.1%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 0.641 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.424, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 0.641 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.528, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 1 Burkina Faso 0.679
  2. 2 Uganda 0.66 compare
  3. 4 Botswana 0.621
  4. 5 Senegal 0.598 compare
  5. 6 Zimbabwe 0.576 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Namibia?
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Namibia was 0.641 in 2018, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.693 in 2013.
What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.634 in 2016.
How does Namibia rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
Namibia ranks 3rd out of 93 countries with data for 2018.
Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia 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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Indicator
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees (15+)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
93 places, 1,587 data points, 1989–2026
Last refreshed

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.