Income inequality: Atkinson index in Niger
Niger: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.374 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Niger, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.374 for income inequality: atkinson index in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Niger peaked at 0.3745 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.321, in 2011.
That places Niger 46th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3745 | — |
| 2011 | 0.321 | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3514 | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3514 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3514 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3514 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3514 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.374 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.374 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.374 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.374 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.374 | +0.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.374 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3934, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.374 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4345, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3468 | 0.321 | 0.3745 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.374 | 0.374 | 0.374 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More poverty & inequality data for Niger
- 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 6.06 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 577.4 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 18.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 8.05 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 8.1% (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 Niger?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Niger was 0.374 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3745 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.321 in 2011.
- How does Niger rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Niger ranks 46th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.