Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Colombia
Colombia: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 63.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Colombia, 2003–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Colombia is 63.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Colombia peaked at 63.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2014.
Colombia ranks 3rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 60.1% | — |
| 2004 | 62.2% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 61.1% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 60.6% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 60.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 60.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 58.2% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 58.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 59.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 61.2% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | +3.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 63.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.6%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 63.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 49.5%, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.0% | 60.1% | 62.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 56.0% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 60.9% | 63.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More poverty & inequality data for Colombia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 1.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,422 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 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.22 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.2% (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 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Colombia?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Colombia was 63.3% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2014.
- How does Colombia rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Colombia ranks 3rd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia 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.