Income share held by lowest 20% in India
India: Income share held by lowest 20% was 10.4% in 2022. β² Rising
Income share held by lowest 20% in India, 1977β2022
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
The most recent figure for income share held by lowest 20% in India is 10.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 20% in India peaked at 10.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1977.
That places India 2nd out of 122 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 Azerbaijan, Republic of 10.8% compare
- 3 Belarus, Republic of 10.3% compare
- 4 Slovenia, Republic of 10.0% compare
- 4 Ukraine 10.0% compare
More poverty & inequality data for India
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.98 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,632 (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 0.8468 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.32 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 17.32 (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 0.2129 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.403 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 20% in India?
- Income share held by lowest 20% in India was 10.4% in 2022, 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1977.
- How does India rank for income share held by lowest 20%?
- India ranks 2nd out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share held by lowest 20% rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.