Income share held by second 20% in Lithuania
Lithuania: Income share held by second 20% was 11.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income share held by second 20% in Lithuania, 1993–2023
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
In 2023, income share held by second 20% in Lithuania stood at 11.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by second 20% in Lithuania peaked at 12.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2016.
That places Lithuania 66th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.6% | 12.4% | 12.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 11.7% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 11.4% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.7% | 11.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More poverty & inequality data for Lithuania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,187 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.6% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.07 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 22.9% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0884 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0884 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1225 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2037 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by second 20% in Lithuania?
- Income share held by second 20% in Lithuania was 11.9% 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 second 20% recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest income share held by second 20% recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2016.
- How does Lithuania rank for income share held by second 20%?
- Lithuania ranks 66th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by second 20% rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.