Income share held by lowest 10% in Pakistan
Pakistan: Income share held by lowest 10% was 3.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Income share held by lowest 10% in Pakistan, 1987–2024
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 Pakistan stood at 3.4%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 10% in Pakistan peaked at 4.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1990.
Pakistan ranks 29th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Income share held by lowest 10% in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 3.5% | — |
| 1990 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +29.4% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -15.9% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More poverty & inequality data for Pakistan
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.6 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,634 (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 4.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.36 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.36 (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 5.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.536 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 10% in Pakistan?
- Income share held by lowest 10% in Pakistan was 3.4% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1990.
- How does Pakistan rank for income share held by lowest 10%?
- Pakistan ranks 29th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share held by lowest 10% rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.