Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Spain
Spain: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.334 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Spain, 2006–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.334 for gini index of monthly earnings of employees in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Spain peaked at 0.375 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.305, in 2007.
Spain ranks 25th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.314 | — |
| 2007 | 0.305 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.349 | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 0.345 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.349 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.347 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.341 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.352 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.363 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.359 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.37 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.364 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.372 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.345 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.375 | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.354 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.338 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.332 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.334 | +0.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.334 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.328, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.334 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.314, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3282 | 0.305 | 0.349 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.3558 | 0.341 | 0.372 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3463 | 0.332 | 0.375 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 22 Sri Lanka 0.338 compare
- 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.336 compare
- 24 Switzerland 0.335 compare
- 25 Colombia 0.334 compare
- 27 Italy 0.322 compare
- 28 Netherlands 0.316 compare
More work & labour data for Spain
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5576 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4982 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1207 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,073 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,322 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,076 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 16,051 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 33,128 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Spain?
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Spain was 0.334 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.375 in 2021.
- What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.305 in 2007.
- How does Spain rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
- Spain ranks 25th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of monthly earnings of employees. 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.