Measuring Consumption Inequality at Household Level in Pakistan 2005-2019

Authors

Sahibzada AsadullahFollow
Asfandyar KhanFollow

Abstract

Reducing inequality has been the main focus of every country. This study is an attempt to measure consumption expenditure inequality in Pakistan by focusing on food and non-food components. The study uses secondary data to cover surveys from 2005-06 till 2018-19 using decomposed data taken from Household integrated expenditure survey of Pakistan. Gini coefficient has been used to measure inequality. The study finds fluctuating trends in inequality. Overall both food and non-food consumption inequality has slightly decreased but overall food consumption expenditure inequality increased in 2018-19 when we compared the results with year 2015-16. Food consumption inequality remain higher in rural areas compared to urban areas of the country. Whereas non-food consumption inequality was high in urban areas compared to rural areas of the country.

Keywords

Consumption Inequality, Inequality, Growth, Food inequality, Non-food inequality, expenditure inequality

DOI

10.54784/1990-6587.1632

Journal of Economic Literature Subject Codes

E21, D63

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Asadullah, S., & Khan, A. (2024). Measuring Consumption Inequality at Household Level in Pakistan 2005-2019. Business Review, 19(2), 36-53. Retrieved from 10.54784/1990-6587.1632