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Macro Indicators · SI.DST.05TH.20

Income share held by highest 20%

Income share held by highest 20% data

Unweighted average of the 15 countries reporting in 2021

43.7%

-6.5% on 2011. Country values run from 38.6 to 49.2 %. An average of country values, not a regional total.

Countries covered
51
Years
2000–2024
Observations
199
Source
World Bank WDI

Countries

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Years

2000 – 2024 · 25 years

Annual values by country, 2000 to 2024

World Bank WDI · % · hover or use the arrow keys to read a year

37.54042.54547.55052.5200220072010201420172023%
  • Egypt
  • Niger
  • Uganda

3 countries · 25 years · 199 values in the snapshot

Data tablevalues in %

Income share held by highest 20% by country, 2000 to 2024
Country2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Egypt EG————41.4———40.8—40.1—38.6——41.5—41—41.3—38.6———
Niger NE—————50.9—45.7———40.7——42.4———45.6——42.2———
Uganda UG——52.1——49.8———51.2——48.3———49.8——49.5———45.3—

Source and notes

Indicator code
SI.DST.05TH.20
Unit
%
Licence
CC BY 4.0

Values as published by World Bank WDI: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Coverage is the countries and years held in this snapshot, not the full extent of the series at source. Check at data.worldbank.org.