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Canada - Gini Coefficient or Income Quintile Ratios 31.5

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 171 economies tracked

Latest value

31.5 (2022)

Global rank

##50 of 171 economies

vs global median

0.9×

Growth since 1971

0.85×

Ranking Race — Gini Coefficient or Income Quintile Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#12#23#34#45#5619631973198319932003201320232025#1#502019 overtook Nigeria2022 overtook South Korea
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Real annual global ranks, 1963 - 2025. Canada climbed from #1 to #50 (overtook Nigeria). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Canada ↓

Key Events — Canada

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1994
NAFTA takes effect curated

Continental free trade deepens integration with the US and Mexico.

2002
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2009
Global crisis recession curated

Trade collapse hits the open economy.

2015
Oil price shock curated

Crude collapse hurts energy-heavy provinces.

2018
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Nigeria in global rank auto
2019
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest contraction in decades despite fiscal support.

Gini Coefficient or Income Quintile Ratios, 1971-2022

World Bank WDI · % · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1971198620012016202229.932.3334.7737.2

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