Income inequality: Atkinson index in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.4547 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Central African Republic, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 0.4547 for income inequality: atkinson index in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Central African Republic peaked at 0.6203 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4547, in 2021.
Central African Republic ranks 20th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.6203 | — |
| 2011 | 0.6203 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6203 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6203 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6203 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6203 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6203 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6203 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6203 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6203 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6203 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4547 | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4547 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4547 | +0.0% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.4547 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3934, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.4547 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4345, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6203 | 0.6203 | 0.6203 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4961 | 0.4547 | 0.6203 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 17 Somalia 0.4741 compare
- 18 Dominica 0.4605 compare
- 19 Botswana 0.4548 compare
- 21 Cape Verde 0.4538 compare
- 22 Madagascar 0.4488 compare
- 23 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4481 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Central African Republic
- 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 6.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 878.1 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 5.8 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.19 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.2% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Central African Republic?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Central African Republic was 0.4547 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6203 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4547 in 2021.
- How does Central African Republic rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Central African Republic ranks 20th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.