Gini index in Chile
Chile: Gini index was 43 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gini index in Chile, 1987–2024
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini index in Chile is 43, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index in Chile peaked at 57.2 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 43, in 2024.
Chile ranks 17th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.2 | 56.2 | 56.2 | 1 |
| 1990s | 55.76 | 54.8 | 57.2 | 5 |
| 2000s | 49.85 | 47.4 | 52.8 | 4 |
| 2010s | 46.07 | 45.3 | 46.9 | 4 |
| 2020s | 44.4 | 43 | 47 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More poverty & inequality data for Chile
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,606 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.102 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0897 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0897 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1084 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 21.3% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3774 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index in Chile?
- Gini index in Chile was 43 in 2024, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest gini index recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gini index recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 43 in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for gini index?
- Chile ranks 17th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gini index rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Gini index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.