The gap between Argentina’s richest and poorest households remained unchanged at the end of last year, according to an April 7 report from the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec). The top ten percent of earners received thirteen times more income than those in the lowest decile.
This persistent disparity highlights ongoing challenges with income distribution in Argentina. Despite nominal increases in earnings, the structure remains highly concentrated among wealthier groups.
Indec reported that the Gini coefficient—a key measure of inequality where zero represents perfect equality and one indicates maximum inequality—stood at 0.427 for the fourth quarter of 2025. This figure was nearly identical to the previous year’s value of 0.430, showing little progress toward reducing inequality.
According to Indec, while the wealthiest ten percent accounted for 32.3 percent of total income, those in the bottom ten percent received just 1.8 percent. To be included among Argentina’s highest-earning households required a monthly income above 3,644,000 pesos.
Labor market figures also revealed disparities: although average earnings for employed individuals reached about 1,068,540 pesos per month, half earned less than 800,000 pesos—the median wage—indicating significant wage dispersion across workers. The four lowest deciles had an average monthly income of only about 392,439 pesos.
Employment status further contributed to this gap; formal workers with pension contributions averaged incomes around twice as high as informal workers (1,321,353 versus 651,484 pesos). Gender differences persisted as well: men averaged monthly incomes of approximately 1,191,364 pesos compared to women’s average earnings of about 838,336 pesos.
Despite a nominal annual increase in overall incomes by nearly forty-five percent year-over-year according to Indec data shared on social media April 6 and 7—the underlying pattern has not shifted significantly.
