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

Chile ranks 2nd out of 35 countries with data for 2022.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Chile data come from?

The figures come from World Bank – processed 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: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Chile: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

0.5%

Change on year

down 9.7%

World rank

2nd

of 35 countries

All-time high

0.5%

in 2020

All-time low

0.5%

in 2022

Years of data

2013–2022

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Chile, 2013–2022

Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2022, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Chile stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Chile peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2022.

Chile ranks 2nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2010s	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	3
2020s	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	2

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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)

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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 0.5% in 2022, according to World Bank – processed 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 0.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
How does Chile rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?: Chile ranks 2nd out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Chile?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Chile data come from?: The figures come from World Bank – processed 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

Indicator: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Unit: %
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 35 places, 313 data points, 2013–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Redistributive impact of fiscal policy, Gini index (%)