Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Peru
Peru: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.384 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Peru, 1997–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.384 for gini index of monthly earnings of employees in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Peru peaked at 0.507 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.384, in 2023.
That places Peru 28th out of 93 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 monthly earnings of employees in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.418 | — |
| 1998 | 0.455 | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.507 | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 0.434 | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 0.451 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.502 | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.499 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.469 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.486 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.469 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.464 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.444 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.446 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.441 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.414 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.408 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.403 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.397 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.39 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.403 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.391 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.393 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.399 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.41 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.406 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.385 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.384 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.387 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.384 | -0.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.384 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3275, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.384 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.365, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.46 | 0.418 | 0.507 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.4664 | 0.434 | 0.502 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4039 | 0.39 | 0.441 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3927 | 0.384 | 0.41 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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 monthly earnings of employees in Peru?
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Peru was 0.384 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.507 in 1999.
- What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.384 in 2023.
- How does Peru rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
- Peru ranks 28th out of 93 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 monthly 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.