Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion

Gini coefficient

Indicator name Gini coefficient
Code SI-C2
Type (EU indicator/ NAT - national indicator) EU
Detailed definition The Gini coefficient measures the extent to which the distribution of income deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. It is a summary measure of the cumulative share of equivalised income accounted for by the cumulative percentages of the number of individuals. Its value ranges from 0% (complete equality) to 100% (complete inequality).
Source Eurostat – EU-SILC
SPC portfolio section Social inclusion – context

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