Income share held by highest 20% in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Income share held by highest 20% was 48.1% in 2018. β² Rising
Income share held by highest 20% in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1991β2018
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
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 48.1% for income share held by highest 20% in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 20% in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 48.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 1991.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 20th out of 122 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.9% | 42.9% | 42.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.0% | 44.7% | 47.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 45.8% | 48.1% | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.61 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,961 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 11.48 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.504 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 7.3 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1649 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1649 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1778 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.411 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 20% in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Income share held by highest 20% in Tanzania, United Republic of was 48.1% in 2018, 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 1991.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for income share held by highest 20%?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 20th out of 122 countries with data for 2018.
- Is income share held by highest 20% rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United 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.