Income share held by highest 20% in Kazakhstan, Republic of
Kazakhstan, Republic of: Income share held by highest 20% was 39.3% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Income share held by highest 20% in Kazakhstan, Republic of, 1993β2021
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 Kazakhstan, Republic of is 39.3%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 20% in Kazakhstan, Republic of peaked at 46.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 2015.
Kazakhstan, Republic of ranks 90th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.3% | 40.4% | 42.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 37.7% | 46.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 36.9% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 38.8% | 39.3% | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Kazakhstan, Republic of
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.01 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,530 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 20.46 (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.182 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.85 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0958 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0958 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1284 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1471 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 20% in Kazakhstan, Republic of?
- Income share held by highest 20% in Kazakhstan, Republic of was 39.3% 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 Kazakhstan, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Kazakhstan, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 2015.
- How does Kazakhstan, Republic of rank for income share held by highest 20%?
- Kazakhstan, Republic of ranks 90th out of 122 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by highest 20% rising or falling in Kazakhstan, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan, 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.