Madagascar - Income distribution

Income share held by second 20%

The value for Income share held by second 20% in Madagascar was 10.00 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10.80 in 2005 and a minimum value of 8.50 in 2001.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1980 8.80
1993 9.80
1997 10.60
1999 10.60
2001 8.50
2005 10.80
2010 10.20
2012 10.00

Income share held by third 20%

The value for Income share held by third 20% in Madagascar was 14.10 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15.30 in 1999 and a minimum value of 12.70 in 2001.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1980 13.40
1993 13.80
1997 15.30
1999 15.30
2001 12.70
2005 14.60
2010 14.00
2012 14.10

Income share held by fourth 20%

The value for Income share held by fourth 20% in Madagascar was 20.70 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.60 in 1999 and a minimum value of 19.60 in 1993.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1980 20.40
1993 19.60
1997 21.90
1999 22.60
2001 20.40
2005 20.50
2010 20.10
2012 20.70

Income share held by highest 20%

The value for Income share held by highest 20% in Madagascar was 49.40 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 53.50 in 2001 and a minimum value of 45.20 in 1999.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1980 52.50
1993 51.40
1997 46.00
1999 45.20
2001 53.50
2005 47.50
2010 49.50
2012 49.40

Income share held by highest 10%

The value for Income share held by highest 10% in Madagascar was 33.50 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.00 in 1993 and a minimum value of 28.90 in 1999.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1980 37.00
1993 37.00
1997 30.10
1999 28.90
2001 36.60
2005 32.40
2010 34.30
2012 33.50

Income share held by lowest 10%

The value for Income share held by lowest 10% in Madagascar was 2.20 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.70 in 2005 and a minimum value of 1.90 in 2001.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1980 2.00
1993 2.00
1997 2.30
1999 2.50
2001 1.90
2005 2.70
2010 2.40
2012 2.20

Income share held by lowest 20%

The value for Income share held by lowest 20% in Madagascar was 5.70 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.70 in 2005 and a minimum value of 4.90 in 2001.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1980 5.00
1993 5.40
1997 6.10
1999 6.30
2001 4.90
2005 6.70
2010 6.10
2012 5.70

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Income distribution