Income inequality: Atkinson index in Greece
Greece: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1682 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Greece, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Greece stood at 0.1682.
That represents a change of down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Greece peaked at 0.2029 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1645, in 2019.
Greece ranks 138th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1801 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1907 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1907 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1907 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2029 | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2029 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2029 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1939 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1813 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1645 | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.172 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1859 | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1682 | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1682 | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.1682 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 99% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.1682 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1561, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1901 | 0.1645 | 0.2029 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1736 | 0.1682 | 0.1859 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More poverty & inequality data for Greece
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,053 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 -2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 39.78 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 39.8% (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 Greece?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Greece was 0.1682 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2029 in 2014.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1645 in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Greece ranks 138th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.