Income inequality: Atkinson index in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.265 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality: atkinson index in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.265, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.265 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2623, in 2010.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 81st out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2623 | — |
| 2011 | 0.265 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.265 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.265 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.265 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.265 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.265 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.265 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.265 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.265 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.265 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.265 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.265 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.265 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2647 | 0.2623 | 0.265 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.265 | 0.265 | 0.265 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 78 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.2752 compare
- 79 Papua New Guinea 0.2717 compare
- 80 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2691 compare
- 82 Singapore 0.2594 compare
- 83 Morocco 0.2592 compare
- 84 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.2579 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 1.49 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,530 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 -20.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 37.14 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 37.1% (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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.265 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.265 in 2011.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2623 in 2010.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 81st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.