Income inequality: Atkinson index in Indonesia
Indonesia: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.2364 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Indonesia, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Indonesia stood at 0.2364.
That represents a change of down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Indonesia peaked at 0.2565 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2292, in 2010.
Indonesia ranks 96th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2292 | — |
| 2011 | 0.2542 | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.254 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2565 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2519 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2553 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2489 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2458 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2436 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2361 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2363 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2383 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2364 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2364 | +0.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.2364 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2515, 94% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.2364 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2171, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2475 | 0.2292 | 0.2565 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2368 | 0.2363 | 0.2383 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More poverty & inequality data for Indonesia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 10 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 2.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,829 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 -0.0857 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.31 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.3% (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 Indonesia?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Indonesia was 0.2364 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2565 in 2013.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2292 in 2010.
- How does Indonesia rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Indonesia ranks 96th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.