Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Mexico
Mexico: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population was 2.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Mexico, 2012–2022
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Mexico stood at 2.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Mexico peaked at 2.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2018.
That places Mexico 39th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.4% | — |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More poverty & inequality data for Mexico
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 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 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,262 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 7.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.27 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (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 Mexico?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Mexico was 2.4% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2018.
- How does Mexico rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population?
- Mexico ranks 39th 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 Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.