Percentage Share of Income or Consumption

Survey Year

Gini Index

Lowest 10%

Lowest 20%

Second 20%

Third 20%

Fourth 20%

Highest 20%

Highest 10%

Dominican Republic

1989

c,d

50.5

1.6

4.2

7.9

12.5

19.7

55.7

39.6

Guyana

1993

a,b

40.2

2.4

6.3

10.7

15.0

21.2

46.9

32.0

Jamaica

1991

a,b

41.1

2.4

5.8

10.2

14.9

21.6

47.5

31.9

Caribbean

Costa Rica

1996

c,d

47.0

1.3

4.0

8.8

13.7

21.7

51.8

34.7

El Salvador

1995

c,d

49.9

1.2

3.7

8.3

13.1

20.5

54.4

38.3

Guatemala

1989

c,d

59.6

0.6

2.1

5.8

10.5

18.6

63.0

46.6

Honduras

1996

c,d

53.7

1.2

3.4

7.1

11.7

19.7

58.0

42.1

Nicaragua

1993

a,b

50.3

1.6

4.2

8.0

12.6

20.0

55.2

39.8

Panama

1991

c,d

56.8

0.5

2.0

6.3

11.3

20.3

60.1

42.5

Central America

Bolivia

1990

c,d

42.0

2.3

5.6

9.7

14.5

22.0

48.2

31.7

Brazil

1995

c,d

60.1

0.8

2.5

5.7

9.9

17.7

64.2

47.9

Chile

1994

c,d

56.5

1.4

3.5

6.6

10.9

18.1

61.0

46.1

Colombia

1995

c,d

57.2

1.0

3.1

6.8

10.9

17.6

61.5

46.9

Ecuador

1994

a,b

46.6

2.3

5.4

8.9

13.2

19.9

52.6

37.6

Paraguay

1995

c,d

59.1

0.7

2.3

5.9

10.7

18.7

62.4

46.6

Peru

1994

a,b

44.9

1.9

4.9

9.2

14.1

21.4

50.4

34.3

Venezuela

1995

c,d

46.8

1.5

4.3

8.8

13.8

21.3

51.8

35.6

South America

Mexico

1,992

a,b

50.3

1.6

4.1

7.8

12.5

20.2

55.3

39.2

LAC