8/9/2019 Distribution of Income or Consumption
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PEOPLE
Percentage share of income or consumption
Economy Survey year Gini index Lowest 10% Lowest 20% Second 20%
Third 20% Fourth 20% Highest 20% Highest 10%
Mali 1994a,b 50.5 1.8 4.6 8.0 11.9 19.3 56.2 40.4Mauritania
1995a,b 38.9 2.3 6.2 10.8 15.4 22.0 45.6 29.9Mexico 1995c,d 53.7
1.4 3.6 7.2 11.8 19.2 58.2 42.8Moldova 1992c,d 34.4 2.7 6.9 11.9
16.7 23.1 41.5 25.8Mongolia 1995a,b 33.2 2.9 7.3 12.2 16.6 23.0
40.9 24.5
Morocco 199899a,b 39.5 2.6 6.5 10.6 14.8 21.3 46.6
30.9Mozambique 199697a,b 39.6 2.5 6.5 10.8 15.1 21.1 46.5
31.7Myanmar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Namibia .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
..Nepal 199596a,b 36.7 3.2 7.6 11.5 15.1 21.0 44.8 29.8
Netherlands 1994c,d 32.6 2.8 7.3 12.7 17.2 22.8 40.1 25.1New
Zealand 1991c,d 43.9 0.3 2.7 10.0 16.3 24.1 46.9 29.8Nicaragua
1993a,b 50.3 1.6 4.2 8.0 12.6 20.0 55.2 39.8Niger 1995a,b 50.5 0.8
2.6 7.1 13.9 23.1 53.3 35.4Nigeria 199697a,b 50.6 1.6 4.4 8.2 12.5
19.3 55.7 40.8
Norway 1995c,d 25.8 4.1 9.7 14.3 17.9 22.2 35.8 21.8Pakistan
199697a,b 31.2 4.1 9.5 12.9 16.0 20.5 41.1 27.6Panama 1997a,b 48.5
1.2 3.6 8.1 13.6 21.9 52.8 35.7Papua New Guinea 1996a,b 50.9 1.7
4.5 7.9 11.9 19.2 56.5 40.5Paraguay 1995,d 59.1 0.7 2.3 5.9 10.7
18.7 62.4 46.6
Peru 1996c,d 46.2 1.6 4.4 9.1 14.1 21.3 51.2 35.4Philippines
1997a,b 46.2 2.3 5.4 8.8 13.2 20.3 52.3 36.6Poland 1996c,d 32.9 3.0
7.7 12.6 16.7 22.1 40.9 26.3Portugal 199495c,d 35.6 3.1 7.3 11.6
15.9 21.8 43.4 28.4Romania 1994c,d 28.2 3.7 8.9 13.6 17.6 22.6 37.3
22.7
Russian Federation 1998a,b 48.7 1.7 4.4 8.6 13.3 20.1 53.7
38.7Rwanda 198385a,b 28.9 4.2 9.7 13.2 16.5 21.6 39.1 24.2Saudi
Arabia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Senegal 1995a,b 41.3 2.6 6.4 10.3
14.5 20.6 48.2 33.5Sierra Leone 1989a,b 62.9 0.5 1.1 2.0 9.8 23.7
63.4 43.6
Singapore .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Slovak Republic 1992c,d 19.5
5.1 11.9 15.8 18.8 22.2 31.4 18.2Slovenia 1995c,d 26.8 3.2 8.4 14.3
18.5 23.4 35.4 20.7South Africa 199394a,b 59.3 1.1 2.9 5.5 9.2 17.7
64.8 45.9Spain 1990c,d 32.5 2.8 7.5 12.6 17.0 22.6 40.3 25.2
Sri Lanka 1995a,b 34.4 3.5 8.0 11.8 15.8 21.5 42.8 28.0Sweden
1992c,d 25.0 3.7 9.6 14.5 18.1 23.2 34.5 20.1Switzerland 1992c,d
33.1 2.6 6.9 12.7 17.3 22.9 40.3 25.2Syrian Arab Republic .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. ..Tajikistan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tanzania 1993a,b 38.2 2.8 6.8 11.0 15.1 21.6 45.5 30.1Thailand
1998a,b 41.4 2.8 6.4 9.8 14.2 21.2 48.4 32.4Togo .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. ..Tunisia 1990a,b 40.2 2.3 5.9 10.4 15.3 22.1 46.3 30.7Turkey
1994a,b 41.5 2.3 5.8 10.2 14.8 21.6 47.7 32.3
Turkmenistan 1998a,b 40.8 2.6 6.1 10.2 14.7 21.5 47.5 31.7Uganda
199293a,b 39.2 2.6 6.6 10.9 15.2 21.3 46.1 31.2Ukraine 1996a,b 32.5
3.9 8.6 12.0 16.2 22.0 41.2 26.4United Kingdom 1991c,d 36.1 2.6 6.6
11.5 16.3 22.7 43.0 27.3United States 1997c,d 40.8 1.8 5.2 10.5
15.6 22.4 46.4 30.5
Uruguay 1989c,d 42.3 2.1 5.4 10.0 14.8 21.5 48.3 32.7Uzbekistan
1993c,d 33.3 3.1 7.4 12.0 16.7 23.0 40.9 25.2Venezuela, RB 1996c,d
48.8 1.3 3.7 8.4 13.6 21.2 53.1 37.0Vietnam 1998a,b 36.1 3.6 8.0
11.4 15.2 20.9 44.5 29.9Yemen, Rep. 1992a,b 39.5 2.3 6.1 10.9 15.3
21.6 46.1 30.8Zambia 1996a,b 49.8 1.6 4.2 8.2 12.8 20.1 54.8
39.2Zimbabwe 199091a,b 56.8 1.8 4.0 6.3 10.0 17.4 62.3 46.9
Note:For data comparability and coverage, see the Technical
Notes. Figures in italics are for years other than those
specified.a. Refers to consumption shares by percentiles of
population. b. Ranked by per capita consumption. c. Refers to
income shares by percentiles of population. d. Ranked by per
capitaincome.
