Income share held by highest 20% in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Income share held by highest 20% was 37.8% in 2005. βΌ Falling
Income share held by highest 20% in Azerbaijan, 1995β2005
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
Azerbaijan recorded 37.8% for income share held by highest 20% in 2005.
The figure is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 20% in Azerbaijan peaked at 44.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 2002.
Azerbaijan ranks 103rd of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.0% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 36.7% | 44.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More poverty & inequality data for Azerbaijan
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.67 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,427 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 22.5 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.315 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 18.55 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0966 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0966 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1191 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.057 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 20% in Azerbaijan?
- Income share held by highest 20% in Azerbaijan was 37.8% in 2005, 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 2002.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for income share held by highest 20%?
- Azerbaijan ranks 103rd out of 122 countries with data for 2005.
- Is income share held by highest 20% rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.