Income share held by highest 10% in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Income share held by highest 10% was 27.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Income share held by highest 10% in Cote d'Ivoire, 1985–2021
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
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 27.8% for income share held by highest 10% in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 35.6% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2021.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 52nd out of 123 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Income share held by highest 10% in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 35.6% | — |
| 1986 | 29.4% | -17.4% |
| 1987 | 32.0% | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 28.3% | -11.6% |
| 1992 | 29.5% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 32.7% | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 30.1% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 31.3% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 32.6% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | -4.1% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 27.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.8%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 27.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.8%, 93% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.3% | 28.3% | 35.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 30.8% | 29.5% | 32.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 31.3% | 32.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 29.0% | 31.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More poverty & inequality data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,398 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.6 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Cote d'Ivoire was 27.8% in 2021, 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 1985.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2021.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 52nd out of 123 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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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