Income inequality: Atkinson index in South Sudan
South Sudan: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.4885 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in South Sudan, 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 South Sudan is 0.4885, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in South Sudan peaked at 0.5492 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4885, in 2017.
South Sudan ranks 15th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.5492 | — |
| 2011 | 0.5492 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5492 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5492 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5492 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5492 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5492 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4885 | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4885 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4885 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4885 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4885 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4885 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4885 | +0.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.4885 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3934, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.4885 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4345, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.531 | 0.4885 | 0.5492 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4885 | 0.4885 | 0.4885 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More poverty & inequality data for South Sudan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 (2015)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.86 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 983.6 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -6.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 40.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2393 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2393 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in South Sudan?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in South Sudan was 0.4885 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5492 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4885 in 2017.
- How does South Sudan rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- South Sudan ranks 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.