Income share held by highest 10% in Cyprus
Cyprus: Income share held by highest 10% was 26.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income share held by highest 10% in Cyprus, 2004–2023
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
Cyprus recorded 26.3% for income share held by highest 10% in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Cyprus peaked at 30.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2004.
Cyprus ranks 63rd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5% | 24.3% | 26.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 25.5% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 25.7% | 26.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More poverty & inequality data for Cyprus
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.39 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,440 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 28.15 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.252 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 21.18 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0713 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0713 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0818 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1485 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Cyprus?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Cyprus was 26.3% in 2023, 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2004.
- How does Cyprus rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Cyprus ranks 63rd out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.