(Version: August 2026)
This dataset, constructed by Stone Center Senior Scholar Branko Milanovic, represents a compilation and adaptation of income or consumption Gini coefficients (calculated across households or household per capita; on gross or net basis) retrieved from nine sources. The dataset was intentionally created in a flexible format so that every user can decide to use just one or two of these sources or to combine several sources in a particular way. The database covers the period 1950-2024 and includes 6,762 Ginis from 183 countries or territories, all coming from nationally representative household surveys.
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Description of All the Ginis Dataset (PDF) by Branko Milanovic
PovcalNet, WDI and ‘All the Ginis’: A Critical Review (PDF) by Timothy Smeeding and Jonathan P. Latner
All The Ginis 2026 Dataset (Stata 12) (dta)
(Please note that files with extension .dta are in Stata_dta format, which is a proprietary native format for datasets with Stata, a system for statistics and data analysis.)
