Income share held by highest 20% in Mozambique, Republic of
Mozambique, Republic of: Income share held by highest 20% was 55.5% in 2022. β¬ Flat
Income share held by highest 20% in Mozambique, Republic of, 1996β2022
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
Mozambique, Republic of recorded 55.5% for income share held by highest 20% in 2022.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 20% in Mozambique, Republic of peaked at 59.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 2008.
That places Mozambique, Republic of 5th out of 122 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.0% | 59.0% | 59.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 51.4% | 53.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 56.5% | 59.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 55.5% | 55.5% | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Mozambique, Republic of
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.76 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 776.4 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 20.92 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.479 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.75 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1688 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1688 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2063 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.5441 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 20% in Mozambique, Republic of?
- Income share held by highest 20% in Mozambique, Republic of was 55.5% 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 Mozambique, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Mozambique, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 2008.
- How does Mozambique, Republic of rank for income share held by highest 20%?
- Mozambique, Republic of ranks 5th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share held by highest 20% rising or falling in Mozambique, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique, 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.