Income inequality: Atkinson index in Togo
Togo: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.4408 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Togo, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Togo recorded 0.4408 for income inequality: atkinson index in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Togo peaked at 0.4893 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4335, in 2010.
Togo ranks 25th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4335 | — |
| 2011 | 0.4893 | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4893 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4893 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4893 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4712 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4712 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4712 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4712 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4408 | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4408 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4408 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4408 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4408 | +0.0% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.4408 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3514, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.4408 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4345, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4716 | 0.4335 | 0.4893 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4408 | 0.4408 | 0.4408 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More poverty & inequality data for Togo
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,173 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 0.4538 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.91 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.9% (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 Togo?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Togo was 0.4408 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4893 in 2011.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4335 in 2010.
- How does Togo rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Togo ranks 25th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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.