Income inequality: Atkinson index in India
India: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.3736 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in India, 2010–2023
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 India is 0.3736, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in India peaked at 0.3936 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3715, in 2010.
That places India 47th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3715 | — |
| 2011 | 0.3715 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3842 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3842 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3842 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3842 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.372 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3744 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3881 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3821 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3936 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3885 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3736 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3736 | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.3736 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3514, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 0.3736 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.3393, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3797 | 0.3715 | 0.3881 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3823 | 0.3736 | 0.3936 | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More poverty & inequality data for India
- 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 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,632 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 0.8468 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.32 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.3% (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 India?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in India was 0.3736 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3936 in 2020.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3715 in 2010.
- How does India rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- India ranks 47th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India 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.