Income inequality: Atkinson index in Venezuela
Venezuela: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.2114 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Venezuela, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Venezuela stood at 0.2114.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Venezuela peaked at 0.2258 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2019, in 2010.
Venezuela ranks 108th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2019 | — |
| 2011 | 0.2062 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2217 | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2258 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2114 | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2114 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2114 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2114 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2114 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2114 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2114 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2114 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2114 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2114 | +0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.2114 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3514, 60% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.2114 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3457, 61% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2124 | 0.2019 | 0.2258 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2114 | 0.2114 | 0.2114 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More poverty & inequality data for Venezuela
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 2.08 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,080 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 15.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.19 (2015)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.2% (2015)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Venezuela?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Venezuela was 0.2114 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2258 in 2013.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2019 in 2010.
- How does Venezuela rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Venezuela ranks 108th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.