Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Colombia
Colombia: Gini index of hourly earnings of employees was 0.356 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Colombia, 2002–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Colombia stood at 0.356. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Colombia peaked at 0.484 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.356, in 2025.
That places Colombia 34th out of 55 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.484 | — |
| 2003 | 0.464 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.469 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.457 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.431 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.425 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.425 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.428 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.408 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.393 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.381 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.372 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.368 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.389 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.366 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.395 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.374 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.385 | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.356 | -7.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.356 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3765, 95% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.356 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3885, 92% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4685 | 0.457 | 0.484 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.402 | 0.368 | 0.431 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3752 | 0.356 | 0.395 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 31 Sri Lanka 0.376 compare
- 32 Thailand 0.37 compare
- 33 Switzerland 0.36 compare
- 35 Costa Rica 0.352 compare
- 36 Bhutan 0.351 compare
- 37 Palestine, State of 0.35 compare
More work & labour data for Colombia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7218 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6981 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1417 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48,629 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 6,104 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,624 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 23,456 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 47,081 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Colombia?
- Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Colombia was 0.356 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of hourly earnings of employees recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.484 in 2002.
- What is the lowest gini index of hourly earnings of employees recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.356 in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for gini index of hourly earnings of employees?
- Colombia ranks 34th out of 55 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of hourly earnings of employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.