Income share held by second 20% in India
India: Income share held by second 20% was 14.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Income share held by second 20% in India, 1977–2022
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
The most recent figure for income share held by second 20% in India is 14.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by second 20% in India peaked at 14.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 1977.
India ranks 10th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 13.7% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More poverty & inequality data for India
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.98 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,632 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 17.32 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.403 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 7.41 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1281 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1281 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1407 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3736 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by second 20% in India?
- Income share held by second 20% in India was 14.2% 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 second 20% recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest income share held by second 20% recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 1977.
- How does India rank for income share held by second 20%?
- India ranks 10th out of 121 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share held by second 20% rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India 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.