Income share held by highest 10% in Armenia
Armenia: Income share held by highest 10% was 23.3% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Income share held by highest 10% in Armenia, 1996β2024
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.
Analysis
In 2024, income share held by highest 10% in Armenia stood at 23.3%.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Armenia peaked at 35.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2020.
Armenia ranks 100th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.4% | 29.6% | 35.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 22.9% | 31.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 24.0% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 21.5% | 23.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More poverty & inequality data for Armenia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.71 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,961 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 23 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.18 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.18 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0854 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0854 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.116 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1512 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Armenia?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Armenia was 23.3% in 2024, according to 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.
- What is the highest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2020.
- How does Armenia rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Armenia ranks 100th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Income share held by highest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.