Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) in Peru
Peru: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) was 0.4357 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Peru, 2004–2021
Source: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Peru stood at 0.4357.
That represents a change of down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Peru peaked at 0.5393 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4355, in 2019.
That places Peru 7th out of 48 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.5393 | — |
| 2005 | 0.5241 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5097 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.51 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4915 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4855 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4797 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4693 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4659 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4572 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4496 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4512 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4532 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4443 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4434 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4355 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4357 | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.4357 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4106, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.4357 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4495, 97% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.51 | 0.4855 | 0.5393 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4549 | 0.4355 | 0.4797 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4357 | 0.4357 | 0.4357 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More poverty & inequality data for Peru
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,851 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.91 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.9% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Peru?
- Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Peru was 0.4357 in 2021, 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5393 in 2004.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4355 in 2019.
- How does Peru rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Peru ranks 7th out of 48 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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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About this data
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.