Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Mongolia
Mongolia: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.4961 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Mongolia, 1995–2018
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Mongolia stood at 0.4961. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Mongolia peaked at 0.544 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4961, in 2018.
That places Mongolia 63rd out of 109 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5345 | — |
| 1998 | 0.5163 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.544 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4965 | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5153 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5342 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5278 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5115 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4961 | -3.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.4961 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5361, 93% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.4961 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5317, 93% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5254 | 0.5163 | 0.5345 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5202 | 0.4965 | 0.544 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.517 | 0.4961 | 0.5342 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 60 Kyrgyzstan 0.5067 compare
- 61 Ethiopia 0.5036 compare
- 62 Uruguay 0.4979 compare
- 64 Kazakhstan 0.4937 compare
- 65 Bulgaria 0.4914 compare
- 66 Mauritania 0.482 compare
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: world inequality database vs. world bank in Mongolia?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Mongolia was 0.4961 in 2018, 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.544 in 2002.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4961 in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Mongolia ranks 63rd out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.