Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3142 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Mongolia, 1995–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia is 0.3142, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia peaked at 0.3582 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3027, in 1998.
Mongolia ranks 86th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.332 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3027 | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3289 | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3582 | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3308 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3388 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3375 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3204 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3235 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3274 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3142 | -4.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.3142 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3588, 88% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.3142 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3443, 91% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3173 | 0.3027 | 0.332 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3436 | 0.3289 | 0.3582 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3297 | 0.3204 | 0.3388 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3142 | 0.3142 | 0.3142 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More poverty & inequality data for Mongolia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 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 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,296 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 16.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 31.3 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 31.3% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia was 0.3142 in 2022, 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3582 in 2007.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3027 in 1998.
- How does Mongolia rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 86th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.