Income share held by highest 20% in Armenia, Republic of
Armenia, Republic of: Income share held by highest 20% was 37.2% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Income share held by highest 20% in Armenia, Republic of, 1996β2024
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 2024, income share held by highest 20% in Armenia, Republic of stood at 37.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 20% in Armenia, Republic of peaked at 50.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 2020.
Armenia, Republic of ranks 107th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.4% | 44.2% | 50.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 37.5% | 45.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 38.6% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 35.5% | 37.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia, Republic of
- 104 Bhutan 37.3% compare
- 104 Kyrgyz Republic 37.3% compare
- 104 Poland, Republic of 37.3% compare
- 107 Sweden 37.2% compare
- 109 Moldova, Republic of 37.0% compare
- 110 Romania 36.9% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Armenia, Republic of
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.71 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,961 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 23 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.18 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.18 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0854 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0854 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.116 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1512 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 20% in Armenia, Republic of?
- Income share held by highest 20% in Armenia, Republic of was 37.2% in 2024, 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 Armenia, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Armenia, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2020.
- How does Armenia, Republic of rank for income share held by highest 20%?
- Armenia, Republic of ranks 107th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share held by highest 20% rising or falling in Armenia, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia, Republic of 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.