Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Peru
Peru: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.6536 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Peru, 2001–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.6536 for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Peru peaked at 0.7442 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6148, in 2019.
That places Peru 4th out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.7296 | — |
| 2002 | 0.7185 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7442 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7042 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6918 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6885 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.694 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6783 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6605 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6644 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6582 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.645 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6497 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6364 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6455 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6439 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6735 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6578 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6148 | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7193 | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6855 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6536 | -4.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.6536 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5361, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.6536 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 | 0.7011 | 0.6605 | 0.7442 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6489 | 0.6148 | 0.6735 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6861 | 0.6536 | 0.7193 | 3 |
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)
- 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 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,851 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.91 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.9% (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 Peru?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Peru was 0.6536 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7442 in 2003.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6148 in 2019.
- How does Peru rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Peru ranks 4th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.