Income inequality atkinson index undp in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Income inequality atkinson index undp was 0.3658 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Income inequality atkinson index undp in Sri Lanka, 2010β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality atkinson index undp in Sri Lanka stood at 0.3658. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality atkinson index undp in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.4115 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3658, in 2019.
Sri Lanka ranks 48th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3956 | 0.3658 | 0.4115 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3658 | 0.3658 | 0.3658 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More poverty & inequality data for Sri Lanka
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.97 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,804 (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 25.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.85 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 9.85 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 32.5 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.367 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality atkinson index undp in Sri Lanka?
- Income inequality atkinson index undp in Sri Lanka was 0.3658 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4115 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3658 in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for income inequality atkinson index undp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 48th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality atkinson index undp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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