Income inequality: Atkinson index in Albania
Albania: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1973 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Albania, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Albania recorded 0.1973 for income inequality: atkinson index in 2023.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Albania peaked at 0.2487 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1941, in 2012.
That places Albania 119th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1983 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1983 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1941 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1941 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2487 | +28.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2272 | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.24 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2321 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2235 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2118 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1973 | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1973 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1973 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1973 | +0.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.1973 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2515, 78% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.1973 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1561, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2168 | 0.1941 | 0.2487 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1973 | 0.1973 | 0.1973 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More poverty & inequality data for Albania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,170 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.5922 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.47 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Albania?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Albania was 0.1973 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2487 in 2014.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1941 in 2012.
- How does Albania rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Albania ranks 119th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Atkinson index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.