Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.4263 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Mexico, 1984–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Mexico stood at 0.4263. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.5342 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.4263, in 2024.
That places Mexico 18th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.4853 | — |
| 1989 | 0.5011 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5231 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5342 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5197 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5328 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.534 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5058 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5034 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5094 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4971 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5084 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4766 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.496 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4891 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4691 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4595 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4459 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4345 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4263 | -1.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.4263 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3588, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.4263 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4447, 96% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4932 | 0.4853 | 0.5011 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5275 | 0.5197 | 0.5342 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.5097 | 0.4971 | 0.534 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4781 | 0.4595 | 0.496 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4356 | 0.4263 | 0.4459 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More poverty & inequality data for Mexico
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 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 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,262 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 7.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.27 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Mexico?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Mexico was 0.4263 in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5342 in 1994.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4263 in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Mexico ranks 18th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. 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.