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Gini Index / South Africa
Population & Society

South Africa Gini Index

Current and historical gini index data for South Africa, including latest value (54.1), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: South Africa
UNIT: index
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: partial
UPDATED: 2026-06-05T20:20:37+02:00
Economy Data Rating
South Africa · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BB
62 / 100
Moderate risk
Fiscal stability 15.6 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 11.2 / 20
External stability 14 / 15
Financial robustness 6.3 / 15
Structural stability 0 / 10
Future capacity 6.5 / 10
Demographic capacity 4.6 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 93% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 2022–2022 2022– 2022
2022 2022
Selected year: 2022 · Value: n/a 2022

South Africa · gini index measuring income inequality.

2022–2022
54.1 index
54.1 index
54.1 index
2 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
2022
gini index rate reference line

Countries by gini index

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Colombia 54.4 high
South Africa 54.1 high
Brazil 50.3 high
Turkey 43.7 high
Ghana 43.5 high
Chile 43 medium
Mexico 42.6 medium
Argentina 42.4 medium

Interpretation

short note

This social and demographic indicator helps place economic development in population context.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
Egypt 28.5
Morocco 39.5
Nigeria 33.9
United States 41.8
China 36

Related indicators

internal links
Poverty Headcount SI.POV.NAHC
GDP per Capita NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Unemployment SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Government Spending NE.CON.GOVT.ZS
Tax Revenue GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: SI.POV.GINI

Cache: partial · Updated: 2026-06-05T20:20:37+02:00

South Africa Snapshot

country profile
Population 64.01 m
GDP 401.14 bn
Debt/GDP 79.45%
Inflation 4.36%
Unemployment 32.39%
Currency n/a
Region Africa
Income group Upper middle income

South Africa Gini Index: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Gini Index for South Africa. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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