EU 29.58
· European ranking
18 / 32
Down 3 positions compared with previous year
North Macedonia: Income Inequality (Gini Index)
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2024
29.20 Index
EU 29.58 · -0.4 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
North Macedonia performs more 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 North Macedonia
In North Macedonia, Income inequality is close to the European benchmark and slightly better: 29.2 index points versus 29.6 index points in 2024, a gap of 0.4 index points.
Recent trend
In North Macedonia, the medium-term pattern shows improvement: the value moved from 30.7 in 2019 to 29.2 in 2024. The latest step, from 30.3 in 2023 to 29.2 in 2024, confirms the improvement. The recent signal is stronger than the primary one.
Reading within the topic
In North Macedonia, 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.