Income share held by lowest 10% in Botswana
Botswana: Income share held by lowest 10% was 1.4% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Income share held by lowest 10% in Botswana, 1985–2015
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
Botswana recorded 1.4% for income share held by lowest 10% in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 10% in Botswana peaked at 1.4% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2002.
Botswana ranks 115th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More poverty & inequality data for Botswana
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 63.2% (2015)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 35.8% (2015)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 21.4% (2015)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 6.5% (2015)
- Prosperity gap 6.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2015)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 32.1% (2015)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 36.0% (2015)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 12.9% (2015)
- Population living in slums 39.6% (2022)
- Income share held by second 20% 6.7% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 10% in Botswana?
- Income share held by lowest 10% in Botswana was 1.4% in 2015, 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 lowest 10% recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1985.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2002.
- How does Botswana rank for income share held by lowest 10%?
- Botswana ranks 115th out of 121 countries with data for 2015.
- Is income share held by lowest 10% rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana 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 lowest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.