Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor by country
Gini inequality index reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer Gini index
Countries reporting
37
Highest
45.4%
Belarus
Lowest
-1.2%
Colombia
Median
8.8%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
372
What the numbers show
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 45.4% in Belarus; the lowest is -1.2% in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.8%, and the mean is 14.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 38.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 2,958.3%), and the largest decrease in Colombia (down 197.7%).
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 45.4% | 2019 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 45.2% | 2019 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 3 | Romania | 44.4% | 2021 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 40.6% | 2018 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 5 | Serbia | 38.3% | 2022 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 6 | Ukraine | 36.2% | 2020 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 7 | Armenia | 30.9% | 2022 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 8 | Mongolia | 29.7% | 2020 | up 87.4% | rising |
| 9 | Georgia | 27.6% | 2021 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 25.9% | 2020 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 25.7% | 2021 | up 220.3% | rising |
| 12 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 17.1% | 2017 | up 112.2% | rising |
| 12 | Kosovo | 17.1% | 2017 | up 112.2% | rising |
| 14 | Türkiye | 14.9% | 2019 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 15 | Chile | 13.6% | 2022 | up 107.3% | rising |
| 16 | Uruguay | 13.2% | 2022 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 17 | Brazil | 10.0% | 2022 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 9.2% | 2022 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 8.8% | 2020 | up 383.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Panama | 6.2% | 2023 | up 144.5% | rising |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 4.4% | 2022 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Mexico | 4.1% | 2022 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 23 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.8% | 2021 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 3.8% | 2019 | up 134.8% | rising |
| 25 | Indonesia | 3.7% | 2022 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 3.4% | 2021 | up 218.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Thailand | 3.3% | 2021 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Peru | 2.5% | 2022 | up 2,958.3% | volatile |
| 29 | El Salvador | 1.9% | 2022 | up 363.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Ecuador | 1.6% | 2022 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Paraguay | 1.4% | 2022 | up 1,030.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Pakistan | 1.0% | 2018 | up 628.5% | volatile |
| 33 | South Africa | 0.8% | 2021 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2019 | up 136.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Honduras | -0.1% | 2019 | down 103.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.3% | 2021 | down 134.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Colombia | -1.2% | 2022 | down 197.7% | volatile |
About this data
Gini inequality index reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer Gini index