Income inequality: Atkinson index in Spain
Spain: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1918 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Spain, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.1918 for income inequality: atkinson index in 2023.
The figure is down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Spain peaked at 0.2267 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1889, in 2010.
Spain ranks 121st of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1889 | — |
| 2011 | 0.209 | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2267 | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2267 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2267 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2219 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.203 | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2033 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2006 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.211 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1918 | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1918 | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.1918 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.1918 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1561, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2124 | 0.1889 | 0.2267 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1988 | 0.1918 | 0.211 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More poverty & inequality data for Spain
- 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 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,786 kg per hectare (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 72.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 36.42 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.4% (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 Spain?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Spain was 0.1918 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2267 in 2014.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1889 in 2010.
- How does Spain rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Spain ranks 121st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.