Income share held by third 20% in Gambia, The
Gambia, The: Income share held by third 20% was 15.2% in 2020. β² Rising
Income share held by third 20% in Gambia, The, 1998β2020
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 2020, income share held by third 20% in Gambia, The stood at 15.2%.
That represents a change of up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by third 20% in Gambia, The peaked at 15.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1998.
Gambia, The ranks 89th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.1% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia, The
More poverty & inequality data for Gambia, The
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.01 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 800.7 (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 -0.5342 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.46 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 9.46 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.578 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by third 20% in Gambia, The?
- Income share held by third 20% in Gambia, The was 15.2% in 2020, 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 third 20% recorded in Gambia, The?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest income share held by third 20% recorded in Gambia, The?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1998.
- How does Gambia, The rank for income share held by third 20%?
- Gambia, The ranks 89th out of 122 countries with data for 2020.
- Is income share held by third 20% rising or falling in Gambia, The?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia, The 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 third 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.