Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Romania
Romania: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.207 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Romania stood at 0.207. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Romania peaked at 0.323 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.207, in 2025.
That places Romania 91st out of 93 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.323 | — |
| 2008 | 0.305 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.298 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.284 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.273 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.27 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.265 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.252 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.252 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.252 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.234 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.24 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.248 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.249 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.244 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.247 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.234 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.225 | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 0.207 | -8.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.207 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.334, 62% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.207 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.313, 66% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3087 | 0.298 | 0.323 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.257 | 0.234 | 0.284 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2343 | 0.207 | 0.249 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 88 Viet Nam 0.227 compare
- 89 Jordan 0.22 compare
- 90 Greece 0.213 compare
- 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.182 compare
- 93 South Africa -1 compare
More work & labour data for Romania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7777 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7486 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1264 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,932 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,465 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,408 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,360 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 10,768 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Romania?
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Romania was 0.207 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.323 in 2007.
- What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.207 in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
- Romania ranks 91st out of 93 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.