Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank was 6 surveys in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank in United Kingdom, 1963–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in surveys.
Analysis
In 2025, number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in United Kingdom stood at 6 surveys.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in United Kingdom peaked at 10 surveys in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0 surveys, in 1963.
That places United Kingdom 52nd out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4286 surveys | 0 surveys | 2 surveys | 7 |
| 1970s | 7.2 surveys | 3 surveys | 10 surveys | 10 |
| 1980s | 10 surveys | 10 surveys | 10 surveys | 10 |
| 1990s | 10 surveys | 10 surveys | 10 surveys | 10 |
| 2000s | 10 surveys | 10 surveys | 10 surveys | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 surveys | 10 surveys | 10 surveys | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.33 surveys | 6 surveys | 10 surveys | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 52 Honduras 6 surveys compare
- 52 Kazakhstan 6 surveys compare
- 52 Montenegro 6 surveys compare
- 52 Netherlands 6 surveys compare
- 52 Korea, Rep. 6 surveys compare
- 52 Taiwan 6 surveys compare
More poverty & inequality data for United Kingdom
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,138 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.083 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 21.1% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0826 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0826 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0966 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.167 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in United Kingdom?
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in United Kingdom was 6 surveys in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 10 surveys in 1977.
- What is the lowest number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 surveys in 1963.
- How does United Kingdom rank for number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank?
- United Kingdom ranks 52nd out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of income or consumption surveys available in the past decade. Each decade comprises the current year and the nine years before.