Income by percentile Argentina 2021

The bottom 50 percent in Argentina earned on average 5,600 euros at purchasing power parity (PPP) before income taxes as of 2021, 13 times less than the average income of the top ten percent. Looking at the percentage distribution of wealth in Argentina, the poorest half held 5.7 percent of the total in 2021. Moreover, the top one percent in the South American country accounted for 25.7 percent of the overall national wealth.

Average income in Argentina in 2021, by income percentile (PPP in euros)

Characteristic	Average income in euros at PPP
Bottom 50%	5,600
Middle 40%	17,600
Top 10%	73,500
Top 1%	300,800

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Release date

December 2021

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Region

Argentina

Survey time period

2021

Age group

over 20

Special properties

pre-tax income*

Supplementary notes

*Pre-tax national income is the sum of all pre-tax personal income flows accruing to the owners of the production factors, labor and capital, before taking into account the operation of the tax/transfer system, but after taking into account the operation of pension system.
The base unit is the individual (rather than the household) but resources are split equally within couples.

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