Income share held by highest 10% in Israel
Israel: Income share held by highest 10% was 27.0% in 2022. β¬ Flat
Income share held by highest 10% in Israel, 1979β2022
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 2022, income share held by highest 10% in Israel stood at 27.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Israel peaked at 31.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2020.
Israel ranks 59th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 26.9% | 26.9% | 26.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 26.9% | 28.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 28.7% | 30.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 27.0% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 26.7% | 27.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More poverty & inequality data for Israel
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.83 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,551 (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 38.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 29.81 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.08 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 25.74 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0752 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0752 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Israel?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Israel was 27.0% in 2022, 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2020.
- How does Israel rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Israel ranks 59th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Israel 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.