Income share held by highest 10% in Guinea
Guinea: Income share held by highest 10% was 23.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Income share held by highest 10% in Guinea, 1991–2018
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
Guinea recorded 23.1% for income share held by highest 10% in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Guinea peaked at 36.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2018.
Guinea ranks 101st of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.7% | 31.4% | 36.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 30.1% | 34.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 23.1% | 26.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 23.6% compare
- 99 Armenia 23.3% compare
- 99 Croatia 23.3% compare
- 102 Kyrgyzstan 22.9% compare
- 102 North Macedonia 22.9% compare
- 102 Poland 22.9% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 76.6% (2018)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 29.2% (2018)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 11.7% (2018)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 2.5% (2018)
- Prosperity gap 5.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2018)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 31.4% (2018)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 28.3% (2018)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 7.4% (2018)
- Population living in slums 44.0% (2022)
- Income share held by second 20% 13.1% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Guinea?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Guinea was 23.1% in 2018, 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Guinea ranks 101st out of 121 countries with data for 2018.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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.