Income share held by highest 20% in Albania
Albania: Income share held by highest 20% was 38.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Income share held by highest 20% in Albania, 1996–2020
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
Albania recorded 38.0% for income share held by highest 20% in 2020.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 20% in Albania peaked at 41.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 1996.
That places Albania 102nd out of 123 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Income share held by highest 20% in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 36.0% | — |
| 2002 | 40.3% | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 40.6% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 40.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 38.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | -2.1% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 38.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.5%, 87% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Albania's 38.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.1%, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.0% | 36.0% | 36.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 39.0% | 40.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 37.8% | 41.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 38.0% | 38.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More poverty & inequality data for Albania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,170 kg per hectare (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 -0.5922 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.47 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 20% in Albania?
- Income share held by highest 20% in Albania was 38.0% in 2020, 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 20% recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 1996.
- How does Albania rank for income share held by highest 20%?
- Albania ranks 102nd out of 123 countries with data for 2020.
- Is income share held by highest 20% rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Albania 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 20%. 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. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.