Income inequality: Atkinson index in Algeria
Algeria: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1681 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Algeria, 2012–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Algeria stood at 0.1681. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Algeria peaked at 0.1681 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1681, in 2012.
Algeria ranks 139th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.1681 | — |
| 2013 | 0.1681 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1681 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1681 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1681 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1681 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1681 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1681 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1681 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1681 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1681 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1681 | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.1681 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2515, 67% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.1681 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2385, 70% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1681 | 0.1681 | 0.1681 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1681 | 0.1681 | 0.1681 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 136 Japan 0.1712 compare
- 137 Sweden 0.1694 compare
- 138 Greece 0.1682 compare
- 140 United Kingdom 0.167 compare
- 141 Seychelles 0.1656 compare
- 142 Luxembourg 0.1644 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Algeria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 2.77 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,537 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 13.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.443 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Algeria?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Algeria was 0.1681 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1681 in 2012.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1681 in 2012.
- How does Algeria rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Algeria ranks 139th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria 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.