Income share held by highest 20% in Zambia
Zambia: Income share held by highest 20% was 56.4% in 2022. β¬ Flat
Income share held by highest 20% in Zambia, 1991β2022
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 Zambia is 56.4%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 20% in Zambia peaked at 61.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2002.
Zambia ranks 4th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.5% | 53.6% | 61.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 48.8% | 59.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 57.5% | 60.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 56.4% | 56.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More poverty & inequality data for Zambia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.1 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,344 (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 -4.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.23 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 16.23 (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 0.8488 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.524 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 20% in Zambia?
- Income share held by highest 20% in Zambia was 56.4% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for income share held by highest 20%?
- Zambia ranks 4th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share held by highest 20% rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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.