Income inequality: Atkinson index in Gambia
Gambia: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.4011 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Gambia, 2011–2023
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 Gambia is 0.4011, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Gambia peaked at 0.4505 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3679, in 2016.
Gambia ranks 34th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.4505 | — |
| 2012 | 0.4505 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4505 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4505 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4505 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3679 | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4011 | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4011 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4011 | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.4011 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3934, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.4011 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4345, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4138 | 0.3679 | 0.4505 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3928 | 0.3679 | 0.4011 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More poverty & inequality data for Gambia
- 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 4.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 800.7 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 -0.5342 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.46 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Gambia?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Gambia was 0.4011 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4505 in 2011.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3679 in 2016.
- How does Gambia rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Gambia ranks 34th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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.