Income inequality: Atkinson index in Mali
Mali: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.2296 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Mali, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mali recorded 0.2296 for income inequality: atkinson index in 2023.
That represents a change of down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Mali peaked at 0.4558 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2014, in 2019.
That places Mali 101st out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4558 | — |
| 2011 | 0.4558 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3426 | -24.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3426 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.312 | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2172 | -30.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2038 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2099 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2036 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2014 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2502 | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2296 | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2296 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2296 | +0.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.2296 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3934, 58% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.2296 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4345, 53% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2945 | 0.2014 | 0.4558 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2348 | 0.2296 | 0.2502 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 98 Philippines 0.2356 compare
- 99 El Salvador 0.2333 compare
- 100 Yemen 0.2319 compare
- 102 Dominican Republic 0.2295 compare
- 103 Tunisia 0.2292 compare
- 104 Argentina 0.226 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Mali
- 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 5.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,588 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 -4.99 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.51 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.5% (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 Mali?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Mali was 0.2296 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4558 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2014 in 2019.
- How does Mali rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Mali ranks 101st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali 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.