Income share held by third 20% in Guinea
Guinea: Income share held by third 20% was 17.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Income share held by third 20% in Guinea, 1991–2018
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 is 17.3%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by third 20% in Guinea peaked at 17.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 1994.
Guinea ranks 24th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 13.3% | 14.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 14.1% | 14.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 16.4% | 17.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.22 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,351 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.609 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.9% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.228 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.228 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2446 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3163 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by third 20% in Guinea?
- Income share held by third 20% in Guinea was 17.3% in 2018, 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?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest income share held by third 20% recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 1994.
- How does Guinea rank for income share held by third 20%?
- Guinea ranks 24th out of 121 countries with data for 2018.
- Is income share held by third 20% rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.