Income inequality: Atkinson index in Jamaica
Jamaica: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.3368 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Jamaica, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.3368 for income inequality: atkinson index in 2023.
The figure is down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Jamaica peaked at 0.3825 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3337, in 2014.
Jamaica ranks 60th 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3506 | — |
| 2011 | 0.3506 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3462 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3825 | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3337 | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3368 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3368 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3368 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3368 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3368 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3368 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3368 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3368 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3368 | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.3368 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2515, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.3368 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3457, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3448 | 0.3337 | 0.3825 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3368 | 0.3368 | 0.3368 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More poverty & inequality data for Jamaica
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,140 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 -1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.77 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.8% (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 Jamaica?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Jamaica was 0.3368 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3825 in 2013.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3337 in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Jamaica ranks 60th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.