Income share held by lowest 10% in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Income share held by lowest 10% was 1.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Income share held by lowest 10% in North Macedonia, 1998–2019
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
North Macedonia recorded 1.9% for income share held by lowest 10% in 2019.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 10% in North Macedonia peaked at 3.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2010.
That places North Macedonia 103rd out of 123 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Income share held by lowest 10% in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.4% | — |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -23.5% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -36.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More poverty & inequality data for North Macedonia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 4 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.47 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,565 (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 4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.55 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 29.55 (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 6.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.112 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 10% in North Macedonia?
- Income share held by lowest 10% in North Macedonia was 1.9% in 2019, 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
- How does North Macedonia rank for income share held by lowest 10%?
- North Macedonia ranks 103rd out of 123 countries with data for 2019.
- Is income share held by lowest 10% rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.