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Nigeria Income Inequality (Gini)

33.9as of 2022Reported-3.4% vs 2018

Gini index of income inequality, where 0 is perfect equality and 100 is perfect inequality. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2003 – 2022 · World Bank

History

most recent 6 periods · World Bank
PeriodIncome Inequality (Gini)
202233.9
201835.1
201535.9
201235.5
201035.7
200340.1

Income Inequality (Gini) across Africa

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CountryIncome Inequality (Gini)Period
Kenya38.52022
South Africa54.12022
Egypt28.52021
Ghana43.52016
Ethiopia31.12021
Tanzania40.52018

Income Inequality (Gini) in every African country

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