Income share held by lowest 10% in Lithuania
Lithuania: Income share held by lowest 10% was 2.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income share held by lowest 10% in Lithuania, 1993–2023
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 lowest 10% in Lithuania is 2.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 10% in Lithuania peaked at 3.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2009.
Lithuania ranks 90th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More poverty & inequality data for Lithuania
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 3.2% (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 1.2% (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.1% (2023)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.7% (2023)
- Prosperity gap 1.6 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2023)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 1.5% (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 15.1% (2023)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.8% (2023)
- Population living in slums 0.5% (2022)
- Income share held by second 20% 11.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 10% in Lithuania?
- Income share held by lowest 10% in Lithuania was 2.2% 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 lowest 10% recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2009.
- How does Lithuania rank for income share held by lowest 10%?
- Lithuania ranks 90th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by lowest 10% rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.