Income share held by lowest 20% in Madagascar, Republic of
Madagascar, Republic of: Income share held by lowest 20% was 7.2% in 2021. β² Rising
Income share held by lowest 20% in Madagascar, Republic of, 1980β2021
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
Madagascar, Republic of recorded 7.2% for income share held by lowest 20% in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 20% in Madagascar, Republic of peaked at 7.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2001.
That places Madagascar, Republic of 63rd out of 122 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.5% | 6.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 6.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Madagascar, Republic of
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.97 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,426 (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 -18.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.39 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 10.39 (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 4.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 13.68 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 20% in Madagascar, Republic of?
- Income share held by lowest 20% in Madagascar, Republic of was 7.2% 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 Madagascar, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Madagascar, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2001.
- How does Madagascar, Republic of rank for income share held by lowest 20%?
- Madagascar, Republic of ranks 63rd out of 122 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by lowest 20% rising or falling in Madagascar, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar, 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 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.