Lithuania - GINI index

GINI index (World Bank estimate)

The value for GINI index (World Bank estimate) in Lithuania was 35.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.40 in 2016 and a minimum value of 32.50 in 2011.

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

See also:

Year Value
2004 37.00
2005 35.30
2006 34.40
2007 34.80
2008 35.70
2009 37.20
2010 33.60
2011 32.50
2012 35.10
2013 35.30
2014 37.70
2015 37.40
2016 38.40
2017 37.30
2018 35.70
2019 35.30

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Income distribution