Income inequality: Atkinson index in Brunei
Brunei: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1212 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Brunei, 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 Brunei is 0.1212, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Brunei peaked at 0.1461 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.112, in 2011.
Brunei ranks 164th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1461 | — |
| 2011 | 0.112 | -23.3% |
| 2012 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1212 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1212 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1212 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1212 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1212 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1212 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1212 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1212 | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.1212 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 71% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.1212 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2171, 56% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1191 | 0.112 | 0.1461 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1212 | 0.1212 | 0.1212 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More poverty & inequality data for Brunei
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,467 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 2.78 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 5.61 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 5.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -45.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.257 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 29.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Brunei?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Brunei was 0.1212 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1461 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.112 in 2011.
- How does Brunei rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Brunei ranks 164th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brunei 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.