Income inequality: Atkinson index in Mongolia
Mongolia: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1919 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Mongolia, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Mongolia stood at 0.1919.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Mongolia peaked at 0.1991 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.187, in 2014.
That places Mongolia 120th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.194 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1991 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1985 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1985 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.187 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1881 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1881 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1919 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1919 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1919 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1919 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1919 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1919 | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.1919 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2515, 76% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.1919 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2171, 88% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1924 | 0.187 | 0.1991 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1919 | 0.1919 | 0.1919 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More poverty & inequality data for Mongolia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 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 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,296 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 16.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 31.3 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 31.3% (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 Mongolia?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Mongolia was 0.1919 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1991 in 2011.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.187 in 2014.
- How does Mongolia rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Mongolia ranks 120th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.