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United States Gini Index 1980s

Name: United States Gini Index 1980s
Creator: World Bank
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Gini index (0=perfect equality, 100=perfect inequality) · World Bank

37.0 decade average (1980-1989)

United States's gini index during the 1980s ranged from 34.7 (1980) to 38.2 (1989), averaging 37.0 over 10 years of data.

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1980s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1980	34.7	−0.1	4th
1981	35.5	+0.8	7th
1982	36.7	+1.2	5th
1983	37.3	+0.6	6th
1984	37.3	+0.0	9th
1985	37.6	+0.3	10th
1986	37.6	+0.0	10th
1987	37.2	−0.4	18th
1988	37.7	+0.5	10th
1989	38.2	+0.5	10th