Income share held by lowest 20% in Spain
Spain: Income share held by lowest 20% was 6.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income share held by lowest 20% in Spain, 1980–2023
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
Spain recorded 6.5% for income share held by lowest 20% in 2023.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 20% in Spain peaked at 7.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2013.
Spain ranks 87th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Income share held by lowest 20% in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.9% | — |
| 1985 | 7.2% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 7.7% | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 6.4% | -16.9% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 6.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.6%, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Spain's 6.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.8%, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.1% | 6.9% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.0% | 7.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 87 Lithuania 6.5% compare
- 89 Montenegro 6.2% compare
- 90 Dominican Republic 6.1% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Spain
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,786 kg per hectare (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 72.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 36.42 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.4% (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 Spain?
- Income share held by lowest 20% in Spain was 6.5% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2013.
- How does Spain rank for income share held by lowest 20%?
- Spain ranks 87th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by lowest 20% rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.