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Botswana Income Inequality (Gini)

54.9as of 2015-3.5% vs 2009

Gini index of income inequality, where 0 is perfect equality and 100 is perfect inequality. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved August 14, 2026.

History

most recent 3 periods

3 observations are available since 2002. At least 4 are needed to show a trend chart.

PeriodIncome Inequality (Gini)
201554.9
200956.9
200261.5

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GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=BW&metric_key=gini_index" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Income Inequality (Gini) across Africa

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CountryIncome Inequality (Gini)Period
Nigeria33.92022
Kenya38.52022
South Africa54.12022
Egypt28.52021
Ghana43.52016
Ethiopia31.12021

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