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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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryIncome inequality (Gini)
7 Argentina 41.4
1 Brazil 53.3
9 Bulgaria 40.4
20 Canada 33.3
4 Chile 45.3
10 China 39.0
2 Colombia 50.9
29 Czechia 24.9
5 Ecuador 44.7
23 Egypt 31.5
27 Finland 27.4
22 France 31.6
11 Gabon 38.0
24 Germany 31.3
19 Greece 34.4
3 Honduras 49.4
13 Indonesia 36.4
15 Italy 35.9
12 Lithuania 37.3
26 Netherlands 28.5
28 Norway 27.0
25 Poland 29.7
14 Romania 36.0
16 Russia 35.5
17 South Korea 34.9
18 Spain 34.7
6 Türkiye 43.5
21 United Kingdom 32.6
8 United States 41.4

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017

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.