Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Argentina
Argentina: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 43.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Argentina, 2001–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 43.2% for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Argentina peaked at 53.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 2012.
Argentina ranks 60th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 51.7% | — |
| 2002 | 53.2% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 46.7% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 44.5% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 47.4% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 42.6% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 39.9% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 41.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 45.1% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 42.7% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 43.2% | +1.3% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 43.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.6%, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 43.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 49.5%, 87% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.4% | 41.4% | 53.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 38.8% | 43.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 42.7% | 45.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 57 Benin 43.7% compare
- 58 Mongolia 43.3% compare
- 59 Kyrgyzstan 43.3% compare
- 61 Pakistan 42.8% compare
- 62 El Salvador 42.4% compare
- 63 Bangladesh 42.4% compare
- 63 Nigeria 42.4% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Argentina
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,854 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 21.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.56 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.6% (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 1.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.264 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Argentina?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Argentina was 43.2% 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 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 2012.
- How does Argentina rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Argentina ranks 60th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.