Income share held by highest 10% in Zambia
Zambia: Income share held by highest 10% was 39.1% in 2022. β¬ Flat
Income share held by highest 10% in Zambia, 1991β2022
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
The most recent figure for income share held by highest 10% in Zambia is 39.1%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Zambia peaked at 43.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2002.
Zambia ranks 6th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.4% | 37.3% | 42.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 33.7% | 43.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 41.0% | 43.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 39.1% | 39.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More poverty & inequality data for Zambia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.1 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,344 (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 -4.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 16.23 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.524 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.2 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1501 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1501 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Zambia?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Zambia was 39.1% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Zambia ranks 6th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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.