Income share held by lowest 20% in Russia
Russia: Income share held by lowest 20% was 7.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income share held by lowest 20% in Russia, 1993–2023
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 Russia is 7.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 20% in Russia peaked at 7.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1996.
Russia ranks 43rd of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Income share held by lowest 20% in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4.7% | — |
| 1996 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 6.3% | +40.0% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 4.5% | 6.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.9% | 7.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More poverty & inequality data for Russia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 5 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.45 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,167 (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 -7.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.47 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 30.47 (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 21.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.169 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 20% in Russia?
- Income share held by lowest 20% in Russia was 7.7% in 2023, 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1996.
- How does Russia rank for income share held by lowest 20%?
- Russia ranks 43rd out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by lowest 20% rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.