Inequality in Europe: Gini index coefficient for the EU and Eurozone 2011-2023

The Gini coefficient is a measure of income inequality, where a value of 0 would indicate perfect equality in the income distribution (i.e. everyone earns the same) and a value of 100 would indicate perfect inequality (one person earns everything). The Gini coefficient in both the European Union as a whole, as well as the Eurozone currency area, has been on a downward trajectory since its previous peak in 2014, when it reached a peak of 30.9 in both. As of 2023, the Gini coefficient in the EU and Eurozone has hit a new low, with values of 29.6 and 29.8 respectively, indicating that income inequality has fallen in the blocs over the past decade.

基尼系数系衡量收入不平等的指标，其中数值0代表收入分配的绝对平等（即人人收入相同），而数值100则代表绝对不平等（一人独得全部收入）。自2014年达到峰值30.9以来，欧盟整体以及欧元区货币区的基尼系数一直呈下降趋势。截至2023年，欧盟和欧元区的基尼系数分别降至29.6和29.8，这一新低表明过去十年间，这两个区域内的收入不平等程度有所下降。