Income inequality: Atkinson index in Pakistan
Pakistan: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.2816 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Pakistan, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.2816 for income inequality: atkinson index in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Pakistan peaked at 0.2957 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2741, in 2011.
That places Pakistan 77th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.282 | — |
| 2011 | 0.2741 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2823 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2823 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2821 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2821 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2957 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2957 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2957 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2816 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2816 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2816 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2816 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2816 | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.2816 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3514, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.2816 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2385, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2854 | 0.2741 | 0.2957 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2816 | 0.2816 | 0.2816 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More poverty & inequality data for Pakistan
- 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 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,634 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 4.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.36 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.4% (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 Pakistan?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Pakistan was 0.2816 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2957 in 2016.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2741 in 2011.
- How does Pakistan rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Pakistan ranks 77th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.