Income share held by highest 20% in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Income share held by highest 20% was 43.3% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Income share held by highest 20% in Côte d'Ivoire, 1985–2021
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 20% in Côte d'Ivoire is 43.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 20% in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 51.2% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2021.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 48th out of 123 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Income share held by highest 20% in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 51.2% | — |
| 1986 | 45.4% | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 47.5% | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 43.8% | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 45.8% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 47.4% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 46.2% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 47.7% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 44.7% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.0% | 43.8% | 51.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 46.5% | 45.8% | 47.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 48.5% | 49.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 44.7% | 47.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 43.3% | 43.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
More poverty & inequality data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.28 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,398 (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 3.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.6 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 13.6 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.589 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 20% in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Income share held by highest 20% in Côte d'Ivoire was 43.3% in 2021, 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 1985.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2021.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for income share held by highest 20%?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 48th out of 123 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by highest 20% rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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.