Overview
- INDEC’s report released Monday put the fourth‑quarter 2025 Gini at 0.427, down slightly from 0.430 a year earlier, and kept the top‑to‑bottom median gap at 13 times while poverty was measured at 28.2% and indigence at 6.3%.
- Income remains highly concentrated, with the top 10% taking 32.3% of total income and the bottom 10% receiving 1.8%, according to the household survey across 31 urban areas.
- Non‑labor money such as pensions and social transfers grew more important for the poorest homes, with these sources making up 67.7% of income in the bottom decile compared with 12.3% in the top decile.
- Labor segmentation and gender gaps persist, as formal employees averaged $1,321,353 versus $651,484 for informal workers, and men earned an average $1,191,364 compared with $838,336 for women.
- Researchers including Agustín Salvia and Jorge Colina warn that small gains may stem from better capture of informal earnings and survey limits, while some outlets cite an annual Gini of 0.429 and debate how policy changes shaped the figures.