Tunisia - Income distribution

Income share held by second 20%

The value for Income share held by second 20% in Tunisia was 12.30 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.30 in 2015 and a minimum value of 9.60 in 1985.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1985 9.60
1990 10.40
1995 9.90
2000 10.20
2005 11.20
2010 11.60
2015 12.30

Income share held by third 20%

The value for Income share held by third 20% in Tunisia was 16.50 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.50 in 2015 and a minimum value of 14.20 in 1985.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1985 14.20
1990 15.30
1995 14.70
2000 14.90
2005 15.60
2010 16.10
2015 16.50

Income share held by fourth 20%

The value for Income share held by fourth 20% in Tunisia was 22.50 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.60 in 2010 and a minimum value of 21.00 in 1985.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1985 21.00
1990 22.10
1995 21.80
2000 21.60
2005 22.10
2010 22.60
2015 22.50

Income share held by highest 20%

The value for Income share held by highest 20% in Tunisia was 40.90 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 49.60 in 1985 and a minimum value of 40.90 in 2015.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1985 49.60
1990 46.30
1995 47.90
2000 47.30
2005 44.70
2010 42.90
2015 40.90

Income share held by highest 10%

The value for Income share held by highest 10% in Tunisia was 25.60 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34.10 in 1985 and a minimum value of 25.60 in 2015.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1985 34.10
1990 30.70
1995 31.70
2000 31.60
2005 29.10
2010 27.00
2015 25.60

Income share held by lowest 10%

The value for Income share held by lowest 10% in Tunisia was 3.20 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.20 in 2015 and a minimum value of 2.30 in 1985.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1985 2.30
1990 2.30
1995 2.30
2000 2.40
2005 2.50
2010 2.60
2015 3.20

Income share held by lowest 20%

The value for Income share held by lowest 20% in Tunisia was 7.80 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.80 in 2015 and a minimum value of 5.50 in 1985.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1985 5.50
1990 5.90
1995 5.70
2000 6.00
2005 6.40
2010 6.70
2015 7.80

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Income distribution