Income inequality: Atkinson index in Italy
Italy: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.2085 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Italy, 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 Italy is 0.2085, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Italy peaked at 0.2483 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2059, in 2010.
Italy ranks 111th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2059 | — |
| 2011 | 0.2059 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2059 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2059 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2416 | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2416 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2483 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.232 | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2363 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.23 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2161 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2184 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2085 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2085 | +0.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.2085 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.2085 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1561, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2254 | 0.2059 | 0.2483 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2129 | 0.2085 | 0.2184 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More poverty & inequality data for Italy
- 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 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,059 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 6.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 41.99 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.0% (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 Italy?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Italy was 0.2085 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2483 in 2016.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2059 in 2010.
- How does Italy rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Italy ranks 111th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy 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.