EU 29.94
· European ranking
16 / 33
Down 3 positions compared with previous year
Albania: Income Inequality (Gini Index)
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2023
30.20 Index
EU 29.94 · +0.3 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures inequality in the distribution of equivalised disposable income. A value of 0 represents complete equality and 100 represents maximum inequality.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Gini coefficient tessi190
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At a glance
Albania performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Gini coefficient, although the difference is relatively small. The trend context points to confirmed improvement. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
European comparison in Albania
In Albania, Income inequality is close to the European benchmark, although slightly worse: 30.2 index points versus 29.9 index points in 2023, a gap of 0.3 index points.
Recent trend
In Albania, the medium-term pattern shows improvement: the value moved from 35.4 in 2018 to 30.2 in 2023. The latest step, from 31.0 in 2022 to 30.2 in 2023, confirms the improvement. The recent signal is weaker than the primary one.
Reading within the topic
In Albania, 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.