Income share held by third 20% in Israel
Israel: Income share held by third 20% was 16.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Income share held by third 20% in Israel, 1979–2022
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 2022, income share held by third 20% in Israel stood at 16.6%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by third 20% in Israel peaked at 16.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2005.
That places Israel 50th out of 121 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.1% | 15.9% | 16.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 15.2% | 15.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.5% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More poverty & inequality data for Israel
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.83 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,551 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 29.81 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.08 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 25.74 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0752 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0752 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.098 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2402 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by third 20% in Israel?
- Income share held by third 20% in Israel was 16.6% in 2022, 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest income share held by third 20% recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2005.
- How does Israel rank for income share held by third 20%?
- Israel ranks 50th out of 121 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share held by third 20% rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Israel 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.