Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Peru
Peru: Gini index of hourly earnings of employees was 0.391 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Peru, 1997–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.391 for gini index of hourly earnings of employees in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Peru peaked at 0.526 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.381, in 2022.
That places Peru 26th 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 29 years of available data.
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.485 | — |
| 1998 | 0.474 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.493 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.454 | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.48 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.526 | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.509 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.488 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.499 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.491 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.487 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.472 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.482 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.467 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.445 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.447 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.431 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.451 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.41 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.426 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.414 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.418 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.425 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.448 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.429 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.381 | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 0.387 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.396 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.391 | -1.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.391 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3765, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.391 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3885, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.484 | 0.474 | 0.493 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.4888 | 0.454 | 0.526 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4334 | 0.41 | 0.467 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4053 | 0.381 | 0.448 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 23 Panama 0.403 compare
- 24 Dominican Republic 0.392 compare
- 24 Philippines 0.392 compare
- 27 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.386 compare
- 28 Mauritius 0.382 compare
- 29 Paraguay 0.378 compare
More work & labour data for Peru
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4349 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4225 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6786 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 35,667 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,953 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,027 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 19,136 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 38,163 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Peru?
- Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Peru was 0.391 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of hourly earnings of employees recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.526 in 2002.
- What is the lowest gini index of hourly earnings of employees recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.381 in 2022.
- How does Peru rank for gini index of hourly earnings of employees?
- Peru ranks 26th out of 55 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.