Income inequality: Atkinson index in Romania
Romania: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.2087 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Romania, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality: atkinson index in Romania is 0.2087, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Romania peaked at 0.2671 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2063, in 2010.
Romania ranks 110th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2063 | — |
| 2011 | 0.2162 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2276 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.234 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2413 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2671 | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2353 | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2137 | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2338 | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2273 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2195 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2281 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2087 | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2087 | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.2087 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.2087 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1561, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2303 | 0.2063 | 0.2671 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2162 | 0.2087 | 0.2281 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More poverty & inequality data for Romania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,021 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 10.64 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.54 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.5% (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 Romania?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Romania was 0.2087 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2671 in 2015.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2063 in 2010.
- How does Romania rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Romania ranks 110th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Romania 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.