Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Pakistan
Pakistan: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.23 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Pakistan, 2005–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.23 for gini index of monthly earnings of employees in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Pakistan peaked at 0.447 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.23, in 2025.
Pakistan ranks 86th of 93 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.431 | — |
| 2006 | 0.424 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.414 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.411 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.404 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.393 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.404 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.447 | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.408 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.406 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.397 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.438 | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 0.387 | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.375 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.393 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.362 | -7.9% |
| 2025 | 0.23 | -36.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.23 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.424, 54% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.23 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.23, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -36.5% | 0.362 | 0.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4168 | 0.404 | 0.431 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4061 | 0.375 | 0.447 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3283 | 0.23 | 0.393 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More work & labour data for Pakistan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1692 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1658 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1724 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4553 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 160,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 146,712 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 259,090 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 251,911 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 511,001 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Pakistan?
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Pakistan was 0.23 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.447 in 2012.
- What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 in 2025.
- How does Pakistan rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
- Pakistan ranks 86th out of 93 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.