Income share held by lowest 10% in Georgia
Georgia: Income share held by lowest 10% was 2.9% in 2024. β² Rising
Income share held by lowest 10% in Georgia, 1996β2024
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 2024, income share held by lowest 10% in Georgia stood at 2.9%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 10% in Georgia peaked at 2.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1998.
That places Georgia 53rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 53 Burundi 2.9% compare
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- 53 Republic of Korea 2.9% compare
- 53 Madagascar 2.9% compare
- 53 Malawi 2.9% compare
- 53 Philippines 2.9% compare
- 53 Switzerland 2.9% compare
- 53 Tajikistan 2.9% compare
- 53 United Republic of Tanzania 2.9% compare
- 53 United Kingdom 2.9% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Georgia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.81 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,568 (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 6.64 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 24.59 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 24.59 (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 3.64 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.257 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 10% in Georgia?
- Income share held by lowest 10% in Georgia was 2.9% in 2024, 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 lowest 10% recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1998.
- How does Georgia rank for income share held by lowest 10%?
- Georgia ranks 53rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share held by lowest 10% rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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 lowest 10%. 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.