How does Chile rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?

Chile ranks 3rd out of 48 countries with data for 2017.

Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Chile?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Chile data come from?

The figures come from Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Chile

Name: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Chile
Creator: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Chile: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.4587 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)

0.4587

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

3rd

of 48 countries

All-time high

0.5256

in 2000

All-time low

0.4532

in 2015

Years of data

1990–2017

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Chile, 1990–2017

Source: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Chile recorded 0.4587 for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in 2017.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Chile peaked at 0.5256 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4532, in 2015.

Chile ranks 3rd of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.5071	0.504	0.5097	5
2000s	0.4957	0.4762	0.5256	4
2010s	0.4597	0.4532	0.4669	4

Countries ranked near Chile

1 South Africa 0.6163 compare
2 Colombia 0.5084 compare
4 Brazil 0.4527 compare
5 Panama 0.45 compare
6 Paraguay 0.449 compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

More poverty & inequality data for Chile

Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.17 live births per woman (2023)
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,606 kg per hectare (2024)
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.9% (2023)
Gender Inequality Index 0.102 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0897 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0897 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1084 (2023)
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 21.3% (2023)
Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3774 (2023)

All data for Chile →

Frequently asked questions

What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Chile?: Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Chile was 0.4587 in 2017, according to Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Chile?: The highest recorded value was 0.5256 in 2000.
What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4532 in 2015.
How does Chile rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?: Chile ranks 3rd out of 48 countries with data for 2017.
Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Chile?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile data come from?: The figures come from Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Source: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 48 places, 1,046 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.