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Income inequality (Gini) in Liberia
2007 – 2016 · 3 data points
15 of 29 · Countries
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2007 – 2016
Income inequality (Gini), 2007 – 2016 index
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2007
2010
2012
2016
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2007 – 2016
The series at a glance Liberia · 2007 – 2016
Latest value
35.3 · 2016
First value
36.4 · 2007
Highest
36.4 · 2007
Lowest
33.2 · 2014
Average change
−0.3% a year on average
Data points
3
By year
All years · 2007 – 2016
| Year | Liberia | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 35.3 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 33.2 | −8.8% |
| 2007 | 36.4 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2007 – 2016
Ranking · Countries
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Income inequality (Gini) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Czechia | 25.4 | |
| 28 | Finland | 27.1 | |
| 27 | Netherlands | 28.2 | |
| 26 | Norway | 28.5 | |
| 25 | Poland | 31.2 | |
| 24 | Germany | 31.3 | |
| 23 | France | 31.9 | |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 32.4 | |
| 21 | Canada | 32.7 | |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 33.1 | |
| 19 | Romania | 34.4 | |
| 18 | Greece | 35.0 | |
| 17 | South Korea | 35.2 | |
| 16 | Italy | 35.2 | |
| 15 | Liberia | 35.3 | |
| 14 | Spain | 35.8 | |
| 13 | Russia | 36.7 | |
| 12 | Indonesia | 36.9 | |
| 11 | Lithuania | 38.4 | |
| 10 | China | 38.5 | |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 40.6 | |
| 8 | United States | 41.3 | |
| 7 | Türkiye | 41.9 | |
| 6 | Argentina | 42.3 | |
| 5 | Ecuador | 45.0 | |
| 4 | Mexico | 46.9 | |
| 3 | Honduras | 49.8 | |
| 2 | Colombia | 51.7 | |
| 1 | Brazil | 53.4 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2016
What it means
How unequally income is shared: 0 means everyone has the same, 100 means one person has everything.
How it is calculated
Gini index of income or consumption from household surveys.