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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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryIncome inequality (Gini)
1 Colombia 54.4
2 Brazil 48.8
3 Ecuador 47.3
4 Chile 47.0
5 Congo - Kinshasa 44.7
6 Mexico 44.6
7 Türkiye 43.0
8 Argentina 42.7
9 Bulgaria 40.5
10 United States 40.0
11 China 37.1
12 Lithuania 36.0
13 Indonesia 35.3
14 Italy 35.2
15 Spain 34.9
16 Romania 34.6
17 Russia 33.7
18 Greece 33.6
19 United Kingdom 32.7
20 South Korea 32.7
21 Germany 32.5
22 France 30.7
23 Canada 29.9
24 Poland 28.5
25 Norway 28.4
26 Finland 27.1
27 Czechia 26.2
28 Netherlands 26.0

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020

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.