Côte d'Ivoire - GINI index

GINI index (World Bank estimate)

The value for GINI index (World Bank estimate) in Côte d'Ivoire was 37.20 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.50 in 1985 and a minimum value of 36.90 in 1988.

Definition: Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldban

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Year Value
1985 45.50
1986 38.00
1987 40.50
1988 36.90
1992 39.40
1995 40.60
1998 39.00
2002 41.30
2008 43.20
2015 41.50
2018 37.20

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Income distribution