Income share held by second 20% in Netherlands
Netherlands: Income share held by second 20% was 14.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Income share held by second 20% in Netherlands, 1983–2021
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
Netherlands recorded 14.6% for income share held by second 20% in 2021. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by second 20% in Netherlands peaked at 14.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1990.
Netherlands ranks 3rd of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.9% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 13.0% | 13.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 13.4% | 13.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 13.7% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More poverty & inequality data for Netherlands
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% (2021)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% (2021)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% (2021)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% (2021)
- Prosperity gap 0.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2021)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% (2021)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 8.8% (2021)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% (2021)
- Population living in slums 0.0% (2022)
- Income share held by third 20% 18.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by second 20% in Netherlands?
- Income share held by second 20% in Netherlands was 14.6% 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 second 20% recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest income share held by second 20% recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for income share held by second 20%?
- Netherlands ranks 3rd out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by second 20% rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands 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 second 20%. 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. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.