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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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryIncome inequality (Gini)
9 Argentina 41.7
1 Brazil 53.9
10 Bulgaria 41.3
22 Canada 32.5
11 China 38.5
2 Colombia 51.6
29 Czechia 25.0
5 Ecuador 45.4
28 Finland 27.3
23 France 32.4
24 Germany 31.9
21 Greece 32.9
3 Honduras 48.9
12 Indonesia 36.3
17 Italy 35.2
14 Lithuania 35.7
4 Mexico 46.0
26 Netherlands 28.1
27 Norway 27.6
7 Philippines 42.3
25 Poland 30.2
13 Romania 35.8
16 Russia 35.3
15 Sierra Leone 35.7
20 South Korea 33.7
18 Spain 34.7
6 Türkiye 42.4
19 United Kingdom 33.7
8 United States 41.8

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018

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.