Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.338 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Sri Lanka, 2010–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Sri Lanka stood at 0.338.
That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.389 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.328, in 2014.
That places Sri Lanka 46th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.362 | — |
| 2011 | 0.357 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.328 | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.359 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.359 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.368 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.344 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.389 | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.366 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.38 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.383 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.338 | -11.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.338 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3275, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3581 | 0.328 | 0.389 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3694 | 0.338 | 0.383 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More work & labour data for Sri Lanka
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5555 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5407 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5702 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,575 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,218 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 10,672 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 10,578 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 21,249 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Sri Lanka?
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Sri Lanka was 0.338 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.389 in 2019.
- What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.328 in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
- Sri Lanka ranks 46th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.