Income share held by highest 20% in Israel
Israel: Income share held by highest 20% was 43.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Income share held by highest 20% in Israel, 1979–2022
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 Israel is 43.5%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 20% in Israel peaked at 47.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 1992.
Israel ranks 47th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.9% | 42.9% | 42.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 43.0% | 43.0% | 43.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 43.3% | 42.4% | 44.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 44.9% | 47.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 43.3% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 43.2% | 43.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 44 Mali 43.9% compare
- 44 Senegal 43.9% compare
- 46 China, People's Republic of 43.7% compare
- 48 Côte d'Ivoire 43.3% compare
- 48 Iran, Islamic Republic of 43.3% compare
- 48 Tajikistan, Republic of 43.3% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Israel
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.83 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,551 (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 38.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.81 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 29.81 (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 -9.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.08 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 20% in Israel?
- Income share held by highest 20% in Israel was 43.5% 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 20% recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 1992.
- How does Israel rank for income share held by highest 20%?
- Israel ranks 47th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share held by highest 20% rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Israel 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.