Income gap (Q5/Q1)

How many times the mean income of the richest 20% exceeds that of the poorest 20%, per ECLAC.

Source
CEPALSTAT (ECLAC)
Unit
mean income of the richest quintile over the poorest (ECLAC)
Frequency
annual
Latest figure
2024 · 13 countries reporting

Regional comparison

Each country’s latest figure

Map of 17 countries
7.6×24.2×no data

Region: income gap (q5/q1), latest per country

mean income of the richest quintile over the poorest (ECLAC)

Includes only observations that pass this series’ declared semantic review.

08.0716.124.2ColombiaColombia24.2Colombia: 24.2GuatemalaGuatemala19.7Guatemala: 19.7PanamaPanama15.8Panama: 15.8HondurasHonduras14.6Honduras: 14.6Costa RicaCosta Rica12.4Costa Rica: 12.4ParaguayParaguay11.9Paraguay: 11.9BoliviaBolivia11.6Bolivia: 11.6EcuadorEcuador10.6Ecuador: 10.6El SalvadorEl Salvador10El Salvador: 10MexicoMexico10Mexico: 10PeruPeru9.6Peru: 9.6Dominican RepublicDominican Republic7.8Dominican Republic: 7.8UruguayUruguay7.6Uruguay: 7.6
13 results shown13 source records
Query scope
2 filtersIndicator key: income_ratio_q5_q1Year: from 2020

Over time

Income gap (Q5/Q1) since 2001

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4 of 10 series
511.317.523.8302001: 13.42002: 15.12003: 14.32004: 142005: 15.52006: 162007: 14.22008: 14.12009: 13.92010: 12.22011: 12.82012: 12.12013: 12.32014: 10.82015: 10.72016: 9.52017: 9.72018: 9.82019: 9.12020: 82021: 7.82022: 7.42023: 7.72024: 7.82002: 26.82003: 23.12004: 22.82005: 21.92008: 27.92009: 23.62010: 232011: 21.22012: 20.92013: 21.12014: 21.12015: 192016: 18.52017: 17.42018: 18.32019: 19.72020: 27.62021: 192022: 24.32023: 24.52024: 24.22006: 22.22014: 182023: 19.72007: 11.12008: 102009: 9.72010: 9.32011: 8.32012: 7.62013: 7.72014: 7.52015: 7.52016: 7.42017: 7.32018: 7.32019: 7.52020: 7.72021: 7.82022: 7.82023: 7.82024: 7.6Colombia · 24.2Guatemala · 19.7Dominican… · 7.8Uruguay · 7.620012007201320182024
66 results shown66 source records
Query scope
3 filtersIndicator key: income_ratio_q5_q1Country: colombia, dominican_republic, guatemala, uruguayYear: from 2001

All countries

Figure, year and recent change

Rank 1 is the lowest value among countries with a recent figure. Change compares with the same country’s previous observation.

#CountryIncome gap (Q5/Q1)YearChange
1Uruguay7.6×2024−0.2×
2Dominican Republic7.8×2024+0.1×
3Peru9.6×2024−0.3×
4El Salvador10×2023+0.3×
5Mexico10×2024−0.4×
6Ecuador10.6×2024+0.1×
7Bolivia11.6×2023−0.4×
8Paraguay11.9×2024−0.2×
9Costa Rica12.4×2024−0.8×
10Honduras14.6×2024−0.7×
11Panama15.8×2024+1.1×
12Guatemala19.7×2023+1.7×
13Colombia24.2×2024−0.3×

Source and citation

CEPALSTAT: social indicators

CEPALSTAT (ECLAC), via the VerDat PIDA normalized layer.

CEPALSTAT (ECLAC), “Income gap (Q5/Q1)”, retrieved from VerDat PIDA (OEI) on Oct 9, 2026.

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