Income share held by third 20% in Laos
Laos: Income share held by third 20% was 15.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Income share held by third 20% in Laos, 1992–2024
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
Laos recorded 15.7% for income share held by third 20% in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by third 20% in Laos peaked at 16.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2018.
That places Laos 73rd out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.4% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.7% | 15.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More poverty & inequality data for Laos
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.42 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,196 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 10.62 (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.475 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 16.95 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1345 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1345 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1577 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2356 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by third 20% in Laos?
- Income share held by third 20% in Laos was 15.7% in 2024, 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest income share held by third 20% recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2018.
- How does Laos rank for income share held by third 20%?
- Laos ranks 73rd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share held by third 20% rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Laos 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.