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Gini Coefficient UK 2026: What It Is and the Latest Figures
The Gini coefficient measures income inequality on a scale where 0 means everyone has the same income and 1 (or 100%) means one person has it all. The UK disposable income Gini was 32.9% in the financial year ending 2024, according to the ONS, broadly flat over the past decade.
UK income Gini coefficient and how it is measured
| Measure | Figure | Source and period |
|---|---|---|
| Scale | 0 = perfect equality, 1 (or 100%) = one person holds all income | Definition |
| Disposable income Gini (after taxes and benefits) | 32.9% (0.329) | ONS, financial year ending 2024 |
| Disposable income Gini, prior year | 33.1% (0.331) | ONS, financial year ending 2023 |
| Gross income Gini (after cash benefits, before direct taxes) | 37.3% (0.373) | ONS, financial year ending 2024 |
| Original income Gini (before taxes and benefits) | 47.6% (0.476) | ONS, financial year ending 2024 |
| Income Gini, before housing costs (BHC) | 35% (0.35) | DWP HBAI, financial year ending 2024 |
| Income Gini, after housing costs (AHC) | 39% (0.39) | DWP HBAI, financial year ending 2024 |
| Disposable income Gini, pre-pandemic | 35.4% (0.354) | ONS, financial year ending 2020 |
| Disposable income Gini, ten years earlier | 34.7% (0.347) | ONS, financial year ending 2015 |
| Retired households | 27.9% (0.279) | ONS, financial year ending 2024 |
| Non-retired households | 33.1% (0.331) | ONS, financial year ending 2024 |
| International position | UK income Gini 0.351; 9th most unequal of 38 OECD countries | OECD, latest available |
| Wealth Gini, for contrast | 0.59 | ONS Wealth and Assets Survey, April 2020 to March 2022 |