GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality in United States
United States: GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality was 1 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1 5 year moving average
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
1st
of 215 countries
All-time high
1 5 year moving average
in 2021
All-time low
0.333 5 year moving average
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023
GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality in United States, 2004–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goal 10: reduced inequality in United States is 1 5 year moving average, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goal 10: reduced inequality in United States peaked at 1 5 year moving average in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.333 5 year moving average, in 2004.
That places United States 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality in United States, year by year
| Year | 5 year moving average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.333 5 year moving average | — |
| 2005 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +50.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4 5 year moving average | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.333 5 year moving average | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +50.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.714 5 year moving average | +42.8% |
| 2021 | 1 5 year moving average | +40.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9 5 year moving average | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 1 5 year moving average | +11.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1 5 year moving average is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.75 5 year moving average, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4722 5 year moving average | 0.333 5 year moving average | 0.5 5 year moving average | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4433 5 year moving average | 0.333 5 year moving average | 0.5 5 year moving average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9035 5 year moving average | 0.714 5 year moving average | 1 5 year moving average | 4 |
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More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goal 10: reduced inequality in United States?
- Goal 10: reduced inequality in United States was 1 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
- What is the highest goal 10: reduced inequality recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1 5 year moving average in 2021.
- What is the lowest goal 10: reduced inequality recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.333 5 year moving average in 2004.
- How does United States rank for goal 10: reduced inequality?
- United States ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goal 10: reduced inequality rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
SDG Goal 10 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database