Income share held by highest 10% in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Income share held by highest 10% was 26.1% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Income share held by highest 10% in Guinea-Bissau, 1991β2021
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 2021, income share held by highest 10% in Guinea-Bissau stood at 26.1%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 42.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2021.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 68th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.3% | 34.4% | 42.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 27.6% | 42.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea-Bissau
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.84 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,333 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.17 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 9.17 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.632 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Guinea-Bissau?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Guinea-Bissau was 26.1% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2021.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 68th out of 122 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.