Income inequality: Atkinson index in Oman
Oman: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.2369 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Oman, 2011–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Oman recorded 0.2369 for income inequality: atkinson index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Oman peaked at 0.2369 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2369, in 2011.
Oman ranks 95th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.2369 | — |
| 2012 | 0.2369 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2369 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2369 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2369 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2369 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2369 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2369 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2369 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2369 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2369 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2369 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2369 | +0.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 0.2369 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Oman's 0.2369 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2385, 99% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2369 | 0.2369 | 0.2369 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2369 | 0.2369 | 0.2369 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More poverty & inequality data for Oman
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 29,147 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 -17.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 4.37 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 4.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 15.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.222 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 16.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Oman?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Oman was 0.2369 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2369 in 2011.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2369 in 2011.
- How does Oman rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Oman ranks 95th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Oman 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.