Economy Statistics > Distribution of family income > Gini index > Ghana (historical data)

Date   Amount    Rank   
2005   39.4    #11   
1999   30    #15   
1998   40.8    #22   


DEFINITION: This index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of family income in a country. The index is calculated from the Lorenz curve, in which cumulative family income is plotted against the number of families arranged from the poorest to the ric

SOURCE: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011 via NationMaster
   
 

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