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Gini Index / South Korea
Population & Society

South Korea Gini Index

Current and historical gini index data for South Korea, including latest value (32.9), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: South Korea
UNIT: index
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: partial
UPDATED: 2026-06-05T20:20:37+02:00
Economy Data Rating
South Korea · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
AA
86 / 100
Very strong stability
Fiscal stability 21.9 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 18.7 / 20
External stability 12.1 / 15
Financial robustness 11.7 / 15
Structural stability 10 / 10
Future capacity 10 / 10
Demographic capacity 2.7 / 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: 90% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 2016–2021 2016– 2021
2016 2021
Selected year: 2021 · Value: n/a 2021

South Korea · gini index measuring income inequality.

2016–2021
32.9 index
32.7 index
33.77 index
37 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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
Japan 32.3
China 36
India 25.5
United States 41.8
Germany 33.7

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 Korea Snapshot

country profile
Population 51.75 m
GDP 1875.39 bn
Debt/GDP 48.55%
Inflation 2.32%
Unemployment 2.68%
Currency n/a
Region Asia
Income group High income

South Korea 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 Korea. 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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