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Israel – Gini Index

Name: Israel Gini Index
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Measure of income inequality ranging from 0 (perfect equality) to 100 (perfect inequality). Based on the Lorenz curve of cumulative income shares. · World Bank

37.9 +0.1 from 2020 G20 rank: 55th · all-time high: 42.6 (2009)

APA

Israel Gini Index. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/israel/gini-index

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_israel_gini-index,
  title = {Israel Gini Index},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/israel/gini-index},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2022	no data yet
2023	no data yet
2024	no data yet
2025	no data yet
2026	soon
2027	projection soon
2021	37.9	+0.1	55th
2020	37.8	−0.5	51st
2019	38.3	−0.3	57th
2018	38.6	+0.4	66th
2017	38.2	−0.8	56th
2016	39.0	−0.7	59th
2015	39.7	−0.1	58th
2014	39.8	−0.1	61st
2013	39.9	−1.4	55th
2012	41.3	−0.1	68th
2011	41.4	−1.2	61st
2010	42.6	+0.0	66th
2009	42.6	+1.0	61st
2008	41.6	+0.5	55th
2007	41.1	−0.5	56th
2006	41.6	−0.7	57th
2005	42.3	+0.8	54th
2004	41.5	+0.8	55th
2003	40.7	+1.1	47th
2002	39.6	+0.7	39th
2001	38.9	+0.8	26th
1997	38.1	+2.6	17th
1992	35.5	−1.0	17th
1986	36.5	+0.2	9th
1979	36.3	–	7th

Show all years (1979–2021)

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +22.9% GDP growth 9.4% C/A balance 3.0%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Israel matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2021. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw gini index improve within 24 months. View full analysis →