Tunisia: COVID-19 impact on Gini coefficient 2020

A study conducted in December 2020 considered that the Gini coefficient in Tunisia would increase due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Gini index measures the levels of equality (0) or inequality (100) in the distribution of income among the population. Within a pessimistic scenario, where Tunisia's gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 11.9 percent, the Gini coefficient would reach 41.4, compared to around 37 before the pandemic, which indicates a worsening in the income inequality.

Impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Gini coefficient in Tunisia as of 2020, by scenario

Characteristic	Gini coefficient (100 = perfect inequality)
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December 2020

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Tunisia

Survey time period

December 2020

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information:
- The first post-COVID-19 scenario (optimistic) "uses World Bank recent estimates with -8.8% real GDP growth, at constant factor prices."
- The second post-COVID-19 scenario (pessimistic) "simulates a growth of -11.9%, i.e. the economy achieves the same growth as that achieved during the first half of the year."

The Gini coefficient measures the distribution of income among the population:
0 = perfect equality
100 = perfect inequality

Data are calculations based on the National Survey on Household Budget, Consumption and Standard of Living (EBCNV 2015).

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