Income inequality: Atkinson index in Myanmar
Myanmar: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1756 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Myanmar, 2015–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Myanmar stood at 0.1756. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Myanmar peaked at 0.2299 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1756, in 2017.
That places Myanmar 135th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.2299 | — |
| 2016 | 0.2299 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1756 | -23.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1756 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1756 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1756 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1756 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1756 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1756 | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.1756 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3514, 50% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.1756 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2171, 81% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1973 | 0.1756 | 0.2299 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1756 | 0.1756 | 0.1756 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More poverty & inequality data for Myanmar
- 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 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.12 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,779 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.44 (2019)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 6.4% (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Myanmar?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Myanmar was 0.1756 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2299 in 2015.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1756 in 2017.
- How does Myanmar rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Myanmar ranks 135th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.