Income share held by highest 20% in Kosovo
Kosovo: Income share held by highest 20% was 42.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share held by highest 20% in Kosovo, 2003–2022
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
In 2022, income share held by highest 20% in Kosovo stood at 42.4%.
The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 20% in Kosovo peaked at 60.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 2015.
That places Kosovo 56th out of 123 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Income share held by highest 20% in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 38.0% | — |
| 2005 | 39.7% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 36.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | +31.7% |
| 2018 | 47.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 60.1% | +34.2% |
| 2021 | 51.1% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 42.4% | -17.0% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 42.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.5%, 97% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 42.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.1%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share held by highest 20% in Kosovo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +34.2% | 44.8% | 60.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.2% | 38.0% | 40.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 36.1% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 42.4% | 60.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More poverty & inequality data for Kosovo
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 10.0% (2022)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 5.6% (2022)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 14.9% (2022)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 7.5% (2022)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 28.3% (2022)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 38.2% (2022)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 17.0% (2022)
- Prosperity gap 7.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2022)
- Income share held by second 20% 11.1% (2022)
- Income share held by third 20% 16.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 20% in Kosovo?
- Income share held by highest 20% in Kosovo was 42.4% 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 Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 2015.
- How does Kosovo rank for income share held by highest 20%?
- Kosovo ranks 56th out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share held by highest 20% rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo 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.