United States Income Inequality (Gini index)
World Bank estimate of the Gini index of income inequality for the United States, where 0 is perfect equality and 100 is maximal inequality. A structural cost-of-living and welfare indicator: persistently high inequality concentrates the gains from growth and amplifies the welfare cost of inflation for lower-income…
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Indicator & its drivers over time
About this indicator
World Bank estimate of the Gini index of income inequality for the United States, where 0 is perfect equality and 100 is maximal inequality. A structural cost-of-living and welfare indicator: persistently high inequality concentrates the gains from growth and amplifies the welfare cost of inflation for lower-income households. The US Gini has stayed elevated near 41 for three decades.
Causal network
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