Which has higher income share held by highest 20%, Morocco or United States?

United States, at 47.1% against 47.0% in Morocco as of 2024.

What is the difference in income share held by highest 20% between Morocco and United States?

0.1%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and United States?

6 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2013.

Morocco vs United States: Income share held by highest 20%

Morocco

47.0%

in 2013

United States

47.1%

in 2024

Morocco rank

24th

United States rank

23rd

Income share held by highest 20% over time

Morocco
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 47.1% against 47.0% in Morocco, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 24th and United States ranks 23rd of 123 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	United States	Difference	Ahead
1980s	43.7%	43.0%	0.7%	Morocco
1990s	46.3%	44.8%	1.5%	Morocco
2000s	47.9%	46.5%	1.4%	Morocco
2010s	47.0%	46.4%	0.6%	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher income share held by highest 20%, Morocco or United States?: United States, at 47.1% against 47.0% in Morocco as of 2024.
What is the difference in income share held by highest 20% between Morocco and United States?: 0.1%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and United States?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2013.
How do Morocco and United States rank globally for income share held by highest 20%?: Morocco ranks 24th and United States ranks 23rd of 123 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as Income share held by highest 20%. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Income share held by highest 20%
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 123 places, 2,326 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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.