Income share held by second 20% in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de
Venezuela, República Bolivariana de: Income share held by second 20% was 9.6% in 2006. ▲ Rising
Income share held by second 20% in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de, 1981–2006
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 2006, income share held by second 20% in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de stood at 9.6%.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by second 20% in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de peaked at 10.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1981.
Venezuela, República Bolivariana de ranks 108th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 6.5% | 9.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 8.6% | 10.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.5% | 9.6% | 6 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Venezuela, República Bolivariana de
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.08 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,080 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 15.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 20.19 (2015)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.512 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 18.44 (2014)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1135 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1135 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by second 20% in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?
- Income share held by second 20% in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de was 9.6% in 2006, 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 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest income share held by second 20% recorded in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1981.
- How does Venezuela, República Bolivariana de rank for income share held by second 20%?
- Venezuela, República Bolivariana de ranks 108th out of 122 countries with data for 2006.
- Is income share held by second 20% rising or falling in Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 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.