Income inequality: Atkinson index in Tunisia
Tunisia: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.2292 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Tunisia, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.2292 for income inequality: atkinson index in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Tunisia peaked at 0.2813 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2292, in 2016.
That places Tunisia 103rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2813 | — |
| 2011 | 0.2573 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2573 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2573 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2573 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2573 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2292 | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2292 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2292 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2292 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2292 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2292 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2292 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2292 | +0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.2292 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3514, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.2292 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2385, 96% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2485 | 0.2292 | 0.2813 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2292 | 0.2292 | 0.2292 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More poverty & inequality data for Tunisia
- 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 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,891 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 45.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.76 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Tunisia?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Tunisia was 0.2292 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2813 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2292 in 2016.
- How does Tunisia rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Tunisia ranks 103rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.