Progress
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Desired direction: Decrease

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Headline data

Gini index of equivalent disposable income (post-fiscal)
Year Value Units Series
2018 26.7 % Gini coefficient of equivalent disposable income (post-fiscal)
2014 27.1 % Gini coefficient of equivalent disposable income (post-fiscal)
2016 25.8 % Gini coefficient of equivalent disposable income (post-fiscal)
2022 26.9 % Gini coefficient of equivalent disposable income (post-fiscal)
2020 28.2 % Gini coefficient of equivalent disposable income (post-fiscal)
2012 25.3 % Gini coefficient of equivalent disposable income (post-fiscal)

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Footnote:

Methodological sheet of the indicator available for the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country.

Available indicator

Gini index of equivalent disposable income (post-fiscal)
Target

10.4 Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality
Goal

10- Reduce inequality within and among countries
Definition

The Gini index measures the statistical dispersion in income distribution within a population. It is used to compare inequality in income distribution across different territories.

Its value is between 0 and 100, so the closer it is to 100, the greater the concentration of income, and the closer it is to 0, the more equitable the distribution of wealth.
Theoretical formula \[I^{t}_{GINI} = \frac{A^t}{(A + B)^t}\]

where:

$A^{t} =$ Area over the Lorenz curve in the year $t$

$B^{t} =$ Area under the Lorenz curve in the year $t$
Frequency

Biennial
Data last updated 2025/05/08
Metadata last updated 2025/06/06

This section provides more information about the United Nations indicator or the European Union Sustainable Development Indicator, such as its rationale, international results, metadata, and other relevant statistics.

Rationale

The Redistributive Impact of Fiscal Policy indicator demonstrates in an accounting framework the total amount by which current income inequality is reduced or increased by the current execution of fiscal policy (including direct and indirect taxes; social insurance and old-age pension contributions; direct cash or near-cash transfers; and subsidies).

For example, if the Redistributive Impact of Fiscal Policy is positive, that indicates that the net effect of Fiscal Policy is to reduce the Gini index from what it otherwise would be without Fiscal Policy (in an accounting sense, not as an economic counterfactual).

The indicator allows policy makers and the broader stakeholder and advocacy communities to systematically track progress at the country level in the contribution of fiscal policy to more equitable societies.
Comparability between the available indicator and the UN indicator

The indicator partially complies with the UN indicator metadata.
Link to UN metadata

Metadata 10-4-2.pdf
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