European ranking
14 / 30
Worsened by 2 positions since the previous year
Germany: Gini coefficient
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Country overview
Germany
Current reading for Gini coefficient in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Gini coefficient
Latest value
30.10 Index
Compared with Europe
+0.6 puntos
Germany is 0.6 points above the European average.
EU: 29.50
Affected population
83.6M
Year: 2025
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Indicator: Gini coefficient
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At a glance
Germany performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Gini coefficient, although the difference is relatively small. The trend context points to recent departure from stability. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
European comparison in Germany
In Germany, Income inequality is close to the European benchmark, although slightly worse: 30.1 index points versus 29.5 index points in 2025, a gap of 0.6 index points.
Recent trend
In Germany, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 30.5 in 2020 to 30.1 in 2025. The primary pattern was broadly stable, but the latest step, from 29.5 in 2024 to 30.1 in 2025, departs from that stability with a deterioration.
Reading within the topic
In Germany, Income & Purchasing Power shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.