Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Peru

Peru: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 59.18 in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
59.18
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
8th
of 113 countries
All-time high
67.48
in 2003
All-time low
55.02
in 2014
Years of data
22
2001–2022

Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Peru, 2001–2022

02040602001201120222001: 63.42002: 62.22003: 67.52004: 60.62005: 58.72006: 602007: 58.62008: 58.22009: 56.52010: 56.72011: 56.12012: 55.72013: 56.32014: 552015: 55.62016: 56.12017: 59.72018: 57.42019: 56.42020: 65.72021: 62.42022: 59.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Peru stood at 59.18.

That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Peru peaked at 67.48 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 55.02, in 2014.

Peru ranks 8th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 60.65 56.55 67.48 9
2010s 56.5 55.02 59.71 10
2020s 62.41 59.18 65.65 3

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 5 Chile 59.47 compare
  2. 6 Brazil 59.39 compare
  3. 7 Mozambique 59.36 compare
  4. 9 Mexico 59.07 compare
  5. 10 Zimbabwe 58.95 compare
  6. 11 India 58.89 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places β†’

More poverty & inequality data for Peru

All data for Peru β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Peru?
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Peru was 59.18 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 67.48 in 2003.
What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 55.02 in 2014.
How does Peru rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
Peru ranks 8th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 3,075 data points, 1820–2024
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