Income inequality atkinson index undp in South Africa
South Africa: Income inequality atkinson index undp was 0.5993 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality atkinson index undp in South Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality atkinson index undp in South Africa is 0.5993, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality atkinson index undp in South Africa peaked at 0.6759 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5993, in 2017.
That places South Africa 3rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality atkinson index undp in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.6759 | — |
| 2011 | 0.6759 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5999 | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5999 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5999 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6027 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6027 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5993 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5993 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5993 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5993 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5993 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5993 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5993 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6155 | 0.5993 | 0.6759 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5993 | 0.5993 | 0.5993 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More poverty & inequality data for South Africa
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.22 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,562 (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 -20.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 28.13 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 28.13 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.8444 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.388 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality atkinson index undp in South Africa?
- Income inequality atkinson index undp in South Africa was 0.5993 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6759 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5993 in 2017.
- How does South Africa rank for income inequality atkinson index undp?
- South Africa ranks 3rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality atkinson index undp rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality atkinson index undp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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