Income share held by lowest 10% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Income share held by lowest 10% was 1.2% in 2006. ▼ Falling
Income share held by lowest 10% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1981–2006
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
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of recorded 1.2% for income share held by lowest 10% in 2006.
That represents a change of up 100.0% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 10% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 1.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2005.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 118th out of 123 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Income share held by lowest 10% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.2% | — |
| 1987 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | -18.8% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -23.1% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 6 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.08 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,080 (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 15.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.19 (2015)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 20.19 (2015)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 12.11 % change on previous year (2015)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.512 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 10% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Income share held by lowest 10% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 1.2% in 2006, 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for income share held by lowest 10%?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 118th out of 123 countries with data for 2006.
- Is income share held by lowest 10% rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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.