Income share held by lowest 20% in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Income share held by lowest 20% was 7.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Income share held by lowest 20% in Cote d'Ivoire, 1985–2021
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
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 7.6% for income share held by lowest 20% in 2021. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 20% in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 7.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1985.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 48th out of 123 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Income share held by lowest 20% in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5.0% | — |
| 1986 | 6.9% | +38.0% |
| 1987 | 6.3% | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 6.8% | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 6.0% | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +22.8% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +8.6% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 7.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.3%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 7.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.2%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.2% | 5.0% | 6.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.1% | 6.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.7% | 7.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
- 48 Benin 7.6% compare
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- 48 Malta 7.6% compare
- 48 Switzerland 7.6% compare
- 48 United Kingdom 7.6% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,398 kg per hectare (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 3.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.6 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 20% in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Income share held by lowest 20% in Cote d'Ivoire was 7.6% in 2021, 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 20% recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1985.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for income share held by lowest 20%?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 48th out of 123 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by lowest 20% rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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 20%. 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. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.