Income inequality: Atkinson index in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.2408 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Hong Kong, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Hong Kong stood at 0.2408.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Hong Kong peaked at 0.2422 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2387, in 2010.
That places Hong Kong 90th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2387 | — |
| 2011 | 0.2422 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2422 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2422 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2422 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2422 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2408 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2408 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2408 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2408 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2408 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2408 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2408 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2408 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2413 | 0.2387 | 0.2422 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2408 | 0.2408 | 0.2408 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More poverty & inequality data for Hong Kong
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.717 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,059 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 0.4684 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.26 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -10.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0712 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Hong Kong?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Hong Kong was 0.2408 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 Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2422 in 2011.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2387 in 2010.
- How does Hong Kong rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Hong Kong ranks 90th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.