Income inequality: Atkinson index in Congo
Congo: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.5511 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Congo, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Congo stood at 0.5511. 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 Congo peaked at 0.5511 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5067, in 2010.
That places Congo 5th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.5067 | — |
| 2011 | 0.5067 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5511 | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5511 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5511 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5511 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5511 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5511 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5511 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5511 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5511 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5511 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5511 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5511 | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.5511 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3514, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.5511 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4345, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5423 | 0.5067 | 0.5511 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5511 | 0.5511 | 0.5511 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More poverty & inequality data for Congo
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 4.16 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 877.7 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 0.0684 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.83 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.8% (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 Congo?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Congo was 0.5511 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5511 in 2012.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5067 in 2010.
- How does Congo rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Congo ranks 5th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.