Gini coefficient in Mongolia
Mongolia: Gini coefficient was 0.3142 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.3142
World rank
86th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.3582
in 2007
All-time low
0.3027
in 1998
Years of data
11
1995–2022
Gini coefficient in Mongolia, 1995–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.3142 for gini coefficient in 2022.
The figure is down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Mongolia peaked at 0.3582 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3027, in 1998.
That places Mongolia 86th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gini coefficient 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 gini coefficient in Mongolia?
- Gini coefficient 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 gini coefficient recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3582 in 2007.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3027 in 1998.
- How does Mongolia rank for gini coefficient?
- Mongolia ranks 86th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient 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 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.