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United States - Gini Coefficient or Income Quintile Ratios 41.8

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

Latest value

41.8 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 171 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1963

1.14×

Ranking Race — Gini Coefficient or Income Quintile Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#12#23#34#45#5619631973198319932003201320232025#1#112019 overtook Bolivia2022 overtook Malaysia
United StatesEcuadorCosta RicaIndonesiaUzbekistan

Real annual global ranks, 1963 - 2025. United States climbed from #1 to #11 (overtook Bolivia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for United States ↓

Key Events — United States

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1971
Nixon shock: end of gold convertibility curated

US suspends dollar-gold convertibility, Bretton Woods system ends.

1987
Black Monday stock crash curated

Dow falls 22.6% in a single day, triggering global market turbulence.

2008
Global financial crisis curated

Lehman Brothers collapse sets off the worst recession since the 1930s.

2019
Overtook Bolivia in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest quarterly GDP contraction on record as the pandemic hits.

2022
Overtook Malaysia in global rank auto

Gini Coefficient or Income Quintile Ratios, 1963-2024

World Bank WDI · % · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19631978199320082023202434.737.139.541.9

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