Income share held by second 20% in Tunisia
Tunisia: Income share held by second 20% was 12.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Income share held by second 20% in Tunisia, 1985–2021
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 2021, income share held by second 20% in Tunisia stood at 12.3%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by second 20% in Tunisia peaked at 12.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1985.
Tunisia ranks 53rd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 9.9% | 10.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 10.2% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 10.9% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 53 Italy 12.3% compare
- 53 North Macedonia 12.3% compare
- 53 Pakistan 12.3% compare
- 53 Switzerland 12.3% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Tunisia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.83 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,891 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 34.76 (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.238 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.51 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0884 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0884 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1092 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2292 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by second 20% in Tunisia?
- Income share held by second 20% in Tunisia was 12.3% in 2021, 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest income share held by second 20% recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1985.
- How does Tunisia rank for income share held by second 20%?
- Tunisia ranks 53rd out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by second 20% rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.