Gini coefficient in Peru
Peru: Gini coefficient was 0.4013 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient in Peru, 1997–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.4013 for gini coefficient in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Peru peaked at 0.5512 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4012, in 2021.
Peru ranks 25th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.544 | 0.5326 | 0.5512 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5022 | 0.4701 | 0.5356 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4358 | 0.4153 | 0.4554 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.41 | 0.4012 | 0.4374 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More poverty & inequality data for Peru
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,851 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.9% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.34 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1145 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1145 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1295 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.2% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3062 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Peru?
- Gini coefficient in Peru was 0.4013 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5512 in 1998.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4012 in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for gini coefficient?
- Peru ranks 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.