Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Peru
Peru: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 35.81 in 2022. β² Rising
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Peru, 2001β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Peru stood at 35.81. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Peru peaked at 35.81 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 24.47, in 2005.
That places Peru 2nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.21 | 24.47 | 35.81 | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.55 | 26.46 | 31.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8 | 35.79 | 35.81 | 3 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Peru
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.98 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,851 (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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.91 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 16.91 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.34 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Peru?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Peru was 35.81 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 35.81 in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.47 in 2005.
- How does Peru rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Peru ranks 2nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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