Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Mexico
Mexico: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 25.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 25.6% for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in 2022.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Mexico peaked at 36.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 6th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.4% | — |
| 2002 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +62.5% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | +59.0% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | -11.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 25.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 25.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.3%, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 12.4% | 25.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 29.7% | 36.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 25.6% | 28.8% | 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)
- 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 income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Mexico?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Mexico was 25.6% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Mexico ranks 6th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.