Inequality of income distribution

In 2021, Germany's inequality of income distribution increased by 2.3% compared to 2020, reaching 9.96.

Germany accounts for 100.0% of the EU-27 total of 9.96.

Germany ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 7.8% (from 9.24 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespm151, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.