Income share held by second 20% in Kosovo
Kosovo: Income share held by second 20% was 11.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share held by second 20% in Kosovo, 2003–2022
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 Kosovo is 11.1%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.0% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by second 20% in Kosovo peaked at 14.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2020.
Kosovo ranks 82nd of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Income share held by second 20% in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13.0% | — |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -35.1% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +48.0% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 11.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.2%, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 11.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.1%, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share held by second 20% in Kosovo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +48.0% | 7.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020 | -35.1% | 11.1% | 7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 12.7% | 13.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 9.4% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 7.2% | 11.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More poverty & inequality data for Kosovo
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 10.0% (2022)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 5.6% (2022)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 14.9% (2022)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 38.2% (2022)
- Prosperity gap 7.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2022)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 7.5% (2022)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 28.3% (2022)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 17.0% (2022)
- Income share held by third 20% 16.8% (2022)
- Income share held by fourth 20% 25.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by second 20% in Kosovo?
- Income share held by second 20% in Kosovo was 11.1% 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 Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest income share held by second 20% recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2020.
- How does Kosovo rank for income share held by second 20%?
- Kosovo ranks 82nd out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share held by second 20% rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo 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.