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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

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

YearLiberiaChange
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.

#TerritoryIncome inequality (Gini)
6 Argentina 42.3
22 Bangladesh 32.4
1 Brazil 53.4
9 Bulgaria 40.6
21 Canada 32.7
10 China 38.5
2 Colombia 51.7
29 Czechia 25.4
5 Ecuador 45.0
28 Finland 27.1
23 France 31.9
24 Germany 31.3
18 Greece 35.0
3 Honduras 49.8
12 Indonesia 36.9
16 Italy 35.2
15 Liberia 35.3
11 Lithuania 38.4
4 Mexico 46.9
27 Netherlands 28.2
26 Norway 28.5
25 Poland 31.2
19 Romania 34.4
13 Russia 36.7
17 South Korea 35.2
14 Spain 35.8
7 Türkiye 41.9
20 United Kingdom 33.1
8 United States 41.3

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.