Income share held by third 20% in Madagascar
Madagascar: Income share held by third 20% was 15.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Income share held by third 20% in Madagascar, 1980–2021
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 Madagascar is 15.5%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by third 20% in Madagascar peaked at 15.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2001.
Madagascar ranks 77th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 13.8% | 15.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 12.7% | 14.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 14.0% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More poverty & inequality data for Madagascar
- 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 3.97 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,426 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.4% (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 13.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1948 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1948 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2174 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4488 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 69.2% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by third 20% in Madagascar?
- Income share held by third 20% in Madagascar was 15.5% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest income share held by third 20% recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2001.
- How does Madagascar rank for income share held by third 20%?
- Madagascar ranks 77th out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by third 20% rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.