Income share held by lowest 20% in Togo
Togo: Income share held by lowest 20% was 6.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Income share held by lowest 20% in Togo, 2006–2021
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 2021, income share held by lowest 20% in Togo stood at 6.8%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 20% in Togo peaked at 6.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2011.
Togo ranks 79th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More poverty & inequality data for Togo
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.19 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,173 (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 0.4538 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.91 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 14.91 (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 4.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.564 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 20% in Togo?
- Income share held by lowest 20% in Togo was 6.8% 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2011.
- How does Togo rank for income share held by lowest 20%?
- Togo ranks 79th out of 123 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by lowest 20% rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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.