Income share held by third 20% in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Income share held by third 20% was 16.2% in 2021. β² Rising
Income share held by third 20% in Guinea-Bissau, 1991β2021
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
The most recent figure for income share held by third 20% in Guinea-Bissau is 16.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by third 20% in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 16.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1991.
That places Guinea-Bissau 63rd out of 122 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.1% | 12.0% | 14.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.2% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea-Bissau
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.84 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,333 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 9.17 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.632 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 19.44 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.184 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.184 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2097 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3531 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by third 20% in Guinea-Bissau?
- Income share held by third 20% in Guinea-Bissau was 16.2% 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 third 20% recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest income share held by third 20% recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1991.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for income share held by third 20%?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 63rd out of 122 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by third 20% rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.