Income share held by highest 10% in Albania
Albania: Income share held by highest 10% was 22.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Income share held by highest 10% in Albania, 1996–2020
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
Albania recorded 22.8% for income share held by highest 10% in 2020.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Albania peaked at 25.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 1996.
Albania ranks 105th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 24.3% | 25.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 22.7% | 25.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 22.8% | 22.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More poverty & inequality data for Albania
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 19.9% (2020)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 2.1% (2020)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% (2020)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% (2020)
- Prosperity gap 2.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2020)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 4.9% (2020)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 16.4% (2020)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% (2020)
- Population living in slums 2.7% (2022)
- Income share held by second 20% 13.2% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Albania?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Albania was 22.8% in 2020, 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 highest 10% recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 1996.
- How does Albania rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Albania ranks 105th out of 121 countries with data for 2020.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Albania 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 highest 10%. 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.