Income inequality: Atkinson index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.3645 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Ethiopia, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Ethiopia stood at 0.3645. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Ethiopia peaked at 0.3645 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3049, in 2010.
That places Ethiopia 49th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3049 | — |
| 2011 | 0.3437 | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3437 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3437 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3437 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3437 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3645 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3645 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3645 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3645 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3645 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3645 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3645 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3645 | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.3645 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3934, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.3645 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4345, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3481 | 0.3049 | 0.3645 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3645 | 0.3645 | 0.3645 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More poverty & inequality data for Ethiopia
- 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 3.99 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,632 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.9299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -50 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.497 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Ethiopia?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Ethiopia was 0.3645 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3645 in 2016.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3049 in 2010.
- How does Ethiopia rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Ethiopia ranks 49th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.