Income share held by second 20% in Rwanda
Rwanda: Income share held by second 20% was 10.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income share held by second 20% in Rwanda, 2000–2023
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
Rwanda recorded 10.9% for income share held by second 20% in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by second 20% in Rwanda peaked at 10.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2005.
That places Rwanda 85th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 8.1% | 8.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Rwanda
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,784 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.0% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.394 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 14.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1462 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1462 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1683 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4433 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by second 20% in Rwanda?
- Income share held by second 20% in Rwanda was 10.9% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest income share held by second 20% recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2005.
- How does Rwanda rank for income share held by second 20%?
- Rwanda ranks 85th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by second 20% rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.