Income by percentile Chile 2021

As of 2021, the bottom 50 percent in Chile, that is, the population whose income lied below the median, earned on average 4,500 euros at purchasing power parity (PPP) before income taxes. This is nearly 30 times less than the average income of the top ten percent, that stood at 130,200 euros that year. In relation to percentage distribution of national wealth in Chile, the top ten percent accounted for 80.4 percent of the overall national wealth.

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

Characteristic	Average income in euros at PPP
Bottom 50%	4,500
Middle 40%	17,100
Top 10%	130,200
Top 1%	585,100

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

Chile

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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