Income inequality: Atkinson index in Cambodia
Cambodia: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.3582 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Cambodia, 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 Cambodia is 0.3582, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Cambodia peaked at 0.3582 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3026, in 2013.
Cambodia ranks 53rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3459 | — |
| 2011 | 0.3173 | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3038 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3026 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3582 | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3582 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3582 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3582 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3582 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3582 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3582 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3582 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3582 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3582 | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.3582 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3514, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.3582 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2171, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3419 | 0.3026 | 0.3582 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3582 | 0.3582 | 0.3582 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 50 Liberia 0.3642 compare
- 51 Bangladesh 0.3594 compare
- 52 Sierra Leone 0.3592 compare
- 54 Costa Rica 0.3559 compare
- 55 Honduras 0.3557 compare
- 56 Guinea-Bissau 0.3531 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Cambodia
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.58 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,722 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 1.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.95 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.0% (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 -11.57 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.506 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Cambodia?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Cambodia was 0.3582 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3582 in 2014.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3026 in 2013.
- How does Cambodia rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Cambodia ranks 53rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.