European ranking
21 / 30
Improved by 1 positions since the previous year
Romania: Gini coefficient
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Country overview
Romania
Current reading for Gini coefficient in a European context.
Eurostat indicator: Gini coefficient
Latest value
27.30 Index
Compared with Europe
-2.2 puntos
Romania is 2.2 points below the European average.
EU: 29.50
Affected population
19.0M
Year: 2025
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Indicator: Gini coefficient
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At a glance
Romania performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Gini coefficient, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to confirmed improvement. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
European comparison in Romania
In Romania, Income inequality is noticeably better than the European benchmark: 27.3 index points versus 29.5 index points in 2025, with a gap of 2.2 index points.
Recent trend
In Romania, the medium-term pattern shows improvement: the value moved from 33.8 in 2020 to 27.3 in 2025. The latest step, from 28.0 in 2024 to 27.3 in 2025, confirms the improvement. The recent signal is weaker than the primary one.
Reading within the topic
In Romania, 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 improvement.