Income inequality atkinson index undp in United States of America
United States of America: Income inequality atkinson index undp was 0.2393 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality atkinson index undp in United States of America, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality atkinson index undp in United States of America stood at 0.2393. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality atkinson index undp in United States of America peaked at 0.2679 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2393, in 2022.
United States of America ranks 92nd 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 | 0.2625 | 0.2543 | 0.2679 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2476 | 0.2393 | 0.2673 | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More poverty & inequality data for United States of America
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.62 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 8,414 (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 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 24.85 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 24.85 (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 -9.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.169 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality atkinson index undp in United States of America?
- Income inequality atkinson index undp in United States of America was 0.2393 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2679 in 2015.
- What is the lowest income inequality atkinson index undp recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2393 in 2022.
- How does United States of America rank for income inequality atkinson index undp?
- United States of America ranks 92nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality atkinson index undp rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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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