Income inequality: Atkinson index in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1534 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Kyrgyzstan, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 0.1534 for income inequality: atkinson index in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 0.1669 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1379, in 2014.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 150th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1669 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1458 | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1446 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1531 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1379 | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1538 | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1379 | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.142 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1435 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1568 | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1534 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1534 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1534 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1534 | +0.0% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 0.1534 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3514, 44% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 0.1534 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1561, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1482 | 0.1379 | 0.1669 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1534 | 0.1534 | 0.1534 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More poverty & inequality data for Kyrgyzstan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 2.8 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,799 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 -13.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.85 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.9% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Kyrgyzstan?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Kyrgyzstan was 0.1534 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1669 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1379 in 2014.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 150th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.