Income share held by lowest 20% in Mozambique
Mozambique: Income share held by lowest 20% was 4.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Income share held by lowest 20% in Mozambique, 1996–2022
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 2022, income share held by lowest 20% in Mozambique stood at 4.7%.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 20% in Mozambique peaked at 5.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1996.
Mozambique ranks 110th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Income share held by lowest 20% in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.2% | — |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +31.0% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More poverty & inequality data for Mozambique
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.76 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 776.4 (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 5.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.92 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 20.92 (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 3.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.479 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 20% in Mozambique?
- Income share held by lowest 20% in Mozambique was 4.7% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1996.
- How does Mozambique rank for income share held by lowest 20%?
- Mozambique ranks 110th out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share held by lowest 20% rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.