Income share held by lowest 10% in Jordan
Jordan: Income share held by lowest 10% was 3.5% in 2010. β² Rising
Income share held by lowest 10% in Jordan, 1986β2010
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
Jordan recorded 3.5% for income share held by lowest 10% in 2010.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 10% in Jordan peaked at 3.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1992.
Jordan ranks 25th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More poverty & inequality data for Jordan
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.64 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,611 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -7.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.16 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 17.16 (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 -2.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.433 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 10% in Jordan?
- Income share held by lowest 10% in Jordan was 3.5% in 2010, 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1992.
- How does Jordan rank for income share held by lowest 10%?
- Jordan ranks 25th out of 123 countries with data for 2010.
- Is income share held by lowest 10% rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.