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

Mexico ranks 2nd out of 109 countries with data for 2022.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Mexico 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 Mexico

Name: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Mexico
Creator: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mexico: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.6742 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

0.6742

Change on year

down 3.4%

World rank

2nd

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.7441

in 2000

All-time low

0.6651

in 2002

Years of data

2000–2022

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

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 Mexico is 0.6742, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Mexico peaked at 0.7441 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6651, in 2002.

Mexico ranks 2nd of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.7005	0.6651	0.7441	5
2010s	0.7103	0.7007	0.7175	5
2020s	0.6859	0.6742	0.6976	2

Countries ranked near Mexico

1 Iraq 0.7154 compare
3 South Africa 0.6562 compare
4 Peru 0.6536 compare
5 Brazil 0.6497 compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

More poverty & inequality data for Mexico

Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,262 kg per hectare (2023)
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (2023)
Gender Inequality Index 0.358 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.106 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.106 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1456 (2023)
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.2% (2023)
Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2842 (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Mexico?: Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Mexico was 0.6742 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 Mexico?: The highest recorded value was 0.7441 in 2000.
What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Mexico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6651 in 2002.
How does Mexico rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?: Mexico ranks 2nd out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Mexico?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mexico 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.