Gini coefficient in Chile
Chile: Gini coefficient was 0.4302 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient in Chile, 1987–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient in Chile is 0.4302, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Chile peaked at 0.5724 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4302, in 2024.
That places Chile 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Gini coefficient in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.5619 | — |
| 1990 | 0.5724 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5481 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5642 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5487 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5552 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5276 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5148 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4771 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.474 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4687 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4682 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4534 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4527 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.47 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4324 | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4302 | -0.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.4302 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3209, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.4302 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4447, 97% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5619 | 0.5619 | 0.5619 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5577 | 0.5481 | 0.5724 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4984 | 0.474 | 0.5276 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.4608 | 0.4527 | 0.4687 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.4442 | 0.4302 | 0.47 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More poverty & inequality data for Chile
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 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 1.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,606 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.88 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Chile?
- Gini coefficient in Chile was 0.4302 in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5724 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4302 in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for gini coefficient?
- Chile ranks 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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 Gini coefficient. 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.