Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Chile
Chile: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population was 5.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Chile, 2009–2022
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Chile is 5.9%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Chile peaked at 6.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2009.
Chile ranks 38th of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4.7% | — |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +18.9% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 35 Switzerland 13.3% compare
- 36 Bulgaria 13.0% compare
- 37 Costa Rica 9.4% compare
- 39 Mexico 2.4% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Chile
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 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 1.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,606 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 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.88 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Chile?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Chile was 5.9% in 2022, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2009.
- How does Chile rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population?
- Chile ranks 38th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.