Income inequality: Atkinson index in Lebanon
Lebanon: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.2024 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Lebanon, 2012–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Lebanon stood at 0.2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Lebanon peaked at 0.2024 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2024, in 2012.
Lebanon ranks 115th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.2024 | — |
| 2013 | 0.2024 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2024 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2024 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2024 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2024 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2024 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2024 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2024 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2024 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2024 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2024 | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.2024 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3514, 58% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.2024 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2385, 85% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2024 | 0.2024 | 0.2024 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2024 | 0.2024 | 0.2024 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 112 Tonga 0.2074 compare
- 113 North Macedonia 0.2048 compare
- 114 Lithuania 0.2037 compare
- 116 Tajikistan 0.1993 compare
- 117 Montenegro 0.1992 compare
- 118 Poland 0.198 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Lebanon
- 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 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,415 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 0.0331 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 5.78 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 5.8% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Lebanon?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Lebanon was 0.2024 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2024 in 2012.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2024 in 2012.
- How does Lebanon rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Lebanon ranks 115th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.