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

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.