Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Colombia
Colombia: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.6444 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Colombia, 2003–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.6444 for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Colombia peaked at 0.6523 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5851, in 2017.
Colombia ranks 6th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.6523 | — |
| 2004 | 0.6463 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6371 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6286 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6248 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6165 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5976 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5965 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.596 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5866 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5873 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5851 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5939 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6132 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6196 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6217 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6444 | +3.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.6444 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5361, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.6444 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5933, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6411 | 0.6286 | 0.6523 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5998 | 0.5851 | 0.6248 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6286 | 0.6196 | 0.6444 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More poverty & inequality data for Colombia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 1.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,422 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 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.22 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Colombia?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Colombia was 0.6444 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6523 in 2003.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5851 in 2017.
- How does Colombia rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Colombia ranks 6th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. 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. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.