Income share held by third 20% in Spain
Spain: Income share held by third 20% was 17.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income share held by third 20% in Spain, 1980–2023
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 Spain is 17.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by third 20% in Spain peaked at 17.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1985.
That places Spain 24th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.5% | 16.4% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 16.5% | 17.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 16.8% | 17.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 16.8% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More poverty & inequality data for Spain
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,786 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.4% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.043 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 19.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0694 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0694 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0868 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1918 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by third 20% in Spain?
- Income share held by third 20% in Spain was 17.3% in 2023, 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest income share held by third 20% recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1985.
- How does Spain rank for income share held by third 20%?
- Spain ranks 24th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by third 20% rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain 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.