Gini coefficient (before tax) in Colombia
Colombia: Gini coefficient (before tax) was 0.7492 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Colombia, 2003–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, gini coefficient (before tax) in Colombia stood at 0.7492. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient (before tax) in Colombia peaked at 0.7492 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6749, in 2015.
Colombia ranks 2nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7149 | 0.7112 | 0.7241 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6947 | 0.6749 | 0.7107 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7374 | 0.7282 | 0.7492 | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.2% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.393 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0935 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0935 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1187 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 21.6% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4399 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient (before tax) in Colombia?
- Gini coefficient (before tax) in Colombia was 0.7492 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7492 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6749 in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Colombia ranks 2nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (before tax). 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 before taxes and benefits.