Income share held by highest 10% in Senegal
Senegal: Income share held by highest 10% was 28.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Income share held by highest 10% in Senegal, 1991–2021
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 highest 10% in Senegal is 28.8%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Senegal peaked at 42.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2021.
Senegal ranks 44th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.1% | 31.5% | 42.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 30.0% | 33.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 30.8% | 31.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 28.8% | 28.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More poverty & inequality data for Senegal
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 78.6% (2021)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 37.3% (2021)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 17.9% (2021)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 4.2% (2021)
- Prosperity gap 6.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2021)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 36.0% (2021)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 31.5% (2021)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 10.9% (2021)
- Population living in slums 46.4% (2022)
- Income share held by second 20% 11.5% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Senegal?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Senegal was 28.8% 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 highest 10% recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2021.
- How does Senegal rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Senegal ranks 44th out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.