Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Mexico
Mexico: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax was 3.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Mexico, 2012–2022
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 3.8% for reduction in income inequality before and after tax in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Mexico peaked at 3.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2018.
That places Mexico 39th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.358 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1456 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.106 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.106 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2842 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Mexico?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Mexico was 3.8% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2018.
- How does Mexico rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax?
- Mexico ranks 39th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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. 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.