Income inequality: Atkinson index in Yemen
Yemen: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.2319 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Yemen, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.2319 for income inequality: atkinson index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Yemen peaked at 0.2319 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2138, in 2010.
That places Yemen 100th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2138 | — |
| 2011 | 0.2138 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2138 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2138 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2319 | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2319 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2319 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2319 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2319 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2319 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2319 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2319 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2319 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2319 | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.2319 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3934, 59% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.2319 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2385, 97% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2246 | 0.2138 | 0.2319 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2319 | 0.2319 | 0.2319 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 97 Laos 0.2356 compare
- 98 Philippines 0.2356 compare
- 99 El Salvador 0.2333 compare
- 101 Mali 0.2296 compare
- 102 Dominican Republic 0.2295 compare
- 103 Tunisia 0.2292 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Yemen
- 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 (2018)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.59 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 801.1 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.04 (2012)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.0% (2012)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: atkinson index in Yemen?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Yemen was 0.2319 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2319 in 2014.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2138 in 2010.
- How does Yemen rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Yemen ranks 100th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.