EU 29.49
· European ranking
21 / 30
Down 1 positions compared with previous year
Romania: Income Inequality (Gini Index)
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
27.30 Index
EU 29.49 · -2.2 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
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.