Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Chile
Chile: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax was 8.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax 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 in Chile is 8.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Chile peaked at 8.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2011.
That places Chile 38th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6.4% | — |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +7.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 8.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.3%, 25% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.2% | 7.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 35 South Korea 18.2% compare
- 36 Brazil 13.8% compare
- 37 Costa Rica 12.6% compare
- 39 Mexico 3.8% 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 in Chile?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Chile was 8.7% 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 recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2011.
- How does Chile rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax?
- Chile ranks 38th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. 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. 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.