Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Argentina

Argentina: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.5242 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.5242
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
51st
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.6258
in 2002
All-time low
0.4871
in 2012
Years of data
20
2001–2022

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Argentina, 2001–2022

00.20.40.62001201120222001: 0.6132002: 0.6262003: 0.5882004: 0.5722005: 0.562006: 0.5452007: 0.5532008: 0.5562009: 0.5262010: 0.5292011: 0.5082012: 0.4872013: 0.492014: 0.5112017: 0.5262018: 0.5132019: 0.5482020: 0.5332021: 0.5122022: 0.524

Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Argentina is 0.5242, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Argentina peaked at 0.6258 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4871, in 2012.

That places Argentina 51st out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5711 0.5264 0.6258 9
2010s 0.514 0.4871 0.5478 8
2020s 0.523 0.5117 0.5331 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 49 Ecuador 0.529 compare
  2. 50 Singapore 0.5277 compare
  3. 52 Guinea-Bissau 0.5238 compare
  4. 53 Israel 0.5191 compare
  5. 54 China 0.5185 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Argentina?
Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Argentina was 0.5242 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.6258 in 2002.
What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4871 in 2012.
How does Argentina rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
Argentina ranks 51st out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major 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

Indicator
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
109 places, 2,129 data points, 1980–2024
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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.