Income share held by third 20% in Morocco
Morocco: Income share held by third 20% was 14.7% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Income share held by third 20% in Morocco, 1984–2013
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 2013, income share held by third 20% in Morocco stood at 14.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by third 20% in Morocco peaked at 16.0% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2000.
That places Morocco 98th out of 121 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More poverty & inequality data for Morocco
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.23 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,240 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.0% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.438 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1007 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1007 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1119 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2592 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by third 20% in Morocco?
- Income share held by third 20% in Morocco was 14.7% in 2013, 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 1984.
- What is the lowest income share held by third 20% recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for income share held by third 20%?
- Morocco ranks 98th out of 121 countries with data for 2013.
- Is income share held by third 20% rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco 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.