Income share held by highest 10% in Mozambique
Mozambique: Income share held by highest 10% was 40.8% in 2022. β¬ Flat
Income share held by highest 10% in Mozambique, 1996β2022
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
Mozambique recorded 40.8% for income share held by highest 10% in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Mozambique peaked at 45.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 2008.
Mozambique ranks 4th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.7% | 43.7% | 43.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 36.8% | 39.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 41.7% | 45.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 40.8% | 40.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More poverty & inequality data for Mozambique
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.76 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 776.4 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 20.92 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.479 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.75 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1688 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1688 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2063 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.5441 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Mozambique?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Mozambique was 40.8% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 2008.
- How does Mozambique rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Mozambique ranks 4th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.