Income inequality: Atkinson index in Armenia
Armenia: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1512 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Armenia, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Armenia stood at 0.1512.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Armenia peaked at 0.1983 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1319, in 2020.
That places Armenia 151st out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1632 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1598 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1623 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1704 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1765 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1839 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1853 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1895 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1983 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1652 | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1319 | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1512 | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1512 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1512 | +0.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 0.1512 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2515, 60% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 0.1512 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1561, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1754 | 0.1598 | 0.1983 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1464 | 0.1319 | 0.1512 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More poverty & inequality data for Armenia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,961 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 -17.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 23 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 23.0% (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 Armenia?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Armenia was 0.1512 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1983 in 2018.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1319 in 2020.
- How does Armenia rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Armenia ranks 151st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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.