Income share held by second 20% in Argentina
Argentina: Income share held by second 20% was 9.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Income share held by second 20% in Argentina, 1980–2024
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
Argentina recorded 9.7% for income share held by second 20% in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by second 20% in Argentina peaked at 10.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2002.
That places Argentina 106th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Income share held by second 20% in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.2% | — |
| 1986 | 9.9% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 9.3% | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 9.1% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 9.0% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 8.4% | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 9.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.2%, 86% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 9.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.7%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.8% | 9.3% | 10.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 7.8% | 9.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.9% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.4% | 10.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.4% | 10.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More poverty & inequality data for Argentina
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,854 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 21.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.56 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.6% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.264 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by second 20% in Argentina?
- Income share held by second 20% in Argentina was 9.7% in 2024, 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 second 20% recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest income share held by second 20% recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2002.
- How does Argentina rank for income share held by second 20%?
- Argentina ranks 106th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share held by second 20% rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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 second 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.