Ethiopia Gini Index

Ethiopia's gini index fell to 31.1 points in 2021, down from 35 points in 2015, according to World Bank. This represents a decrease of 11.1% (3.9) from the previous year. Ethiopia has gini index lower than the global median (31.10 points vs median 34.60 points). Compared with the median in Africa, Ethiopia is lower (31.10 points vs regional median 37.70 points) and ranks 34th out of 36 countries in Africa. Gini Index measures income or consumption inequality in Ethiopia for the reference period, scaled 0 to 100 where higher values indicate greater inequality.

Ethiopia's poverty rate rose to 38.6% in 2021, up from 33% in 2015.