Zambia - Income distribution

Income share held by second 20%

The value for Income share held by second 20% in Zambia was 6.00 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10.20 in 2002 and a minimum value of 4.30 in 1991.

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
1991 4.30
1993 7.00
1996 8.30
1998 8.10
2002 10.20
2004 6.90
2006 6.80
2010 6.80
2015 6.00

Income share held by third 20%

The value for Income share held by third 20% in Zambia was 10.60 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.20 in 2002 and a minimum value of 10.50 in 2010.

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
1991 10.80
1993 12.30
1996 12.90
1998 12.80
2002 14.20
2004 11.20
2006 11.10
2010 10.50
2015 10.60

Income share held by fourth 20%

The value for Income share held by fourth 20% in Zambia was 19.30 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.10 in 1991 and a minimum value of 17.90 in 2010.

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
1991 22.10
1993 21.00
1996 20.70
1998 20.50
2002 20.70
2004 19.40
2006 19.10
2010 17.90
2015 19.30

Income share held by highest 20%

The value for Income share held by highest 20% in Zambia was 61.30 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 61.90 in 1991 and a minimum value of 48.80 in 2002.

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
1991 61.90
1993 56.60
1996 53.60
1998 54.20
2002 48.80
2004 59.00
2006 59.50
2010 61.10
2015 61.30

Income share held by highest 10%

The value for Income share held by highest 10% in Zambia was 44.40 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.20 in 2010 and a minimum value of 33.70 in 2002.

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
1991 42.90
1993 39.30
1996 37.30
1998 38.20
2002 33.70
2004 42.70
2006 43.20
2010 45.20
2015 44.40

Income share held by lowest 10%

The value for Income share held by lowest 10% in Zambia was 1.00 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.40 in 2002 and a minimum value of 0.20 in 1991.

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
1991 0.20
1993 1.10
1996 1.70
1998 1.60
2002 2.40
2004 1.30
2006 1.30
2010 1.50
2015 1.00

Income share held by lowest 20%

The value for Income share held by lowest 20% in Zambia was 2.90 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.10 in 2002 and a minimum value of 0.90 in 1991.

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
1991 0.90
1993 3.00
1996 4.50
1998 4.30
2002 6.10
2004 3.50
2006 3.50
2010 3.80
2015 2.90

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Income distribution