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West Bank and Gaza - Income distribution

Income share held by second 20%

The value for Income share held by second 20% in West Bank and Gaza was 11.90 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.10 in 2006 and a minimum value of 11.60 in 2007.

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
2004	12.00
2005	11.80
2006	12.10
2007	11.60
2009	11.90
2010	11.70
2011	11.90
2016	11.90

Income share held by third 20%

The value for Income share held by third 20% in West Bank and Gaza was 16.60 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.60 in 2016 and a minimum value of 15.70 in 2010.

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Year	Value
2004	16.30
2005	16.10
2006	16.10
2007	16.10
2009	15.90
2010	15.70
2011	15.90
2016	16.60

Income share held by fourth 20%

The value for Income share held by fourth 20% in West Bank and Gaza was 23.20 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23.20 in 2016 and a minimum value of 21.80 in 2006.

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Year	Value
2004	22.40
2005	22.50
2006	21.80
2007	22.30
2009	21.90
2010	21.90
2011	22.00
2016	23.20

Income share held by highest 20%

The value for Income share held by highest 20% in West Bank and Gaza was 41.10 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 43.20 in 2010 and a minimum value of 41.10 in 2016.

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Year	Value
2004	41.80
2005	42.30
2006	42.20
2007	43.00
2009	42.60
2010	43.20
2011	42.50
2016	41.10

Income share held by highest 10%

The value for Income share held by highest 10% in West Bank and Gaza was 25.20 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27.80 in 2010 and a minimum value of 25.20 in 2016.

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

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Year	Value
2004	26.50
2005	26.70
2006	27.10
2007	27.60
2009	27.40
2010	27.80
2011	27.20
2016	25.20

Income share held by lowest 10%

The value for Income share held by lowest 10% in West Bank and Gaza was 2.90 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.20 in 2009 and a minimum value of 2.80 in 2007.

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

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Year	Value
2004	3.00
2005	2.90
2006	3.20
2007	2.80
2009	3.20
2010	3.10
2011	3.10
2016	2.90

Income share held by lowest 20%

The value for Income share held by lowest 20% in West Bank and Gaza was 7.30 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.80 in 2006 and a minimum value of 7.10 in 2007.

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Year	Value
2004	7.50
2005	7.30
2006	7.80
2007	7.10
2009	7.70
2010	7.50
2011	7.70
2016	7.30

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Income distribution