Income inequality: Atkinson index in Argentina
Argentina: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.226 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Argentina, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Argentina stood at 0.226.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Argentina peaked at 0.2492 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2241, in 2013.
Argentina ranks 104th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2492 | — |
| 2011 | 0.2442 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2249 | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2241 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2272 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2272 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2296 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2252 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2333 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2367 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2368 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.226 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.226 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.226 | +0.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.226 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2515, 90% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.226 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3457, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2321 | 0.2241 | 0.2492 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2287 | 0.226 | 0.2368 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More poverty & inequality data for Argentina
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,854 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 21.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.56 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.6% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.264 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Argentina?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Argentina was 0.226 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2492 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2241 in 2013.
- How does Argentina rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Argentina ranks 104th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Argentina 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.