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

Chile ranks 12th out of 109 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 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Chile 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.

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Chile

Name: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Chile
Creator: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major 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 0.6162 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

0.6162

Change on year

up 2.2%

World rank

12th

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.6992

in 2011

All-time low

0.603

in 2020

Years of data

2000–2022

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Chile, 2000–2022

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

Analysis

Chile recorded 0.6162 for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Chile peaked at 0.6992 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.603, in 2020.

That places Chile 12th out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.6719	0.6579	0.6802	4
2010s	0.6743	0.6478	0.6992	4
2020s	0.6096	0.603	0.6162	2

Countries ranked near Chile

9 India 0.621 compare
10 Mozambique 0.6181 compare
11 Uganda 0.618 compare
13 Turkey 0.6069 compare
14 Palestine 0.6032 compare
15 Laos 0.6012 compare

See the full ranking of 109 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 0.6162 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 Chile?: The highest recorded value was 0.6992 in 2011.
What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 0.603 in 2020.
How does Chile rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?: Chile ranks 12th out of 109 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 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile 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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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
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.