Netherlands - Income distribution

Income share held by second 20%

The value for Income share held by second 20% in Netherlands was 13.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.90 in 2016 and a minimum value of 13.00 in 1990.

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
1983 13.90
1987 13.90
1990 13.00
1993 13.30
1999 13.50
2004 13.40
2005 13.50
2006 13.30
2007 13.40
2008 13.50
2009 13.80
2010 13.80
2011 13.80
2012 13.90
2013 13.80
2014 13.70
2015 13.90
2016 13.90
2017 13.80
2018 13.80
2019 13.70

Income share held by third 20%

The value for Income share held by third 20% in Netherlands was 17.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.70 in 2010 and a minimum value of 16.60 in 1990.

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
1983 17.30
1987 17.40
1990 16.60
1993 17.20
1999 17.20
2004 17.30
2005 17.30
2006 17.00
2007 17.10
2008 17.30
2009 17.60
2010 17.70
2011 17.60
2012 17.60
2013 17.50
2014 17.40
2015 17.50
2016 17.60
2017 17.50
2018 17.60
2019 17.40

Income share held by fourth 20%

The value for Income share held by fourth 20% in Netherlands was 22.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23.10 in 1999 and a minimum value of 22.00 in 2006.

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
1983 22.60
1987 22.40
1990 22.40
1993 23.10
1999 23.10
2004 22.60
2005 22.50
2006 22.00
2007 22.20
2008 22.40
2009 22.70
2010 22.60
2011 22.50
2012 22.40
2013 22.50
2014 22.40
2015 22.40
2016 22.40
2017 22.30
2018 22.40
2019 22.20

Income share held by highest 20%

The value for Income share held by highest 20% in Netherlands was 38.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39.70 in 1990 and a minimum value of 36.60 in 1987.

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
1983 37.50
1987 36.60
1990 39.70
1993 38.60
1999 37.10
2004 38.30
2005 38.00
2006 39.00
2007 38.60
2008 38.10
2009 37.00
2010 36.90
2011 37.00
2012 37.00
2013 37.20
2014 37.70
2015 37.40
2016 37.20
2017 37.60
2018 37.20
2019 38.00

Income share held by highest 10%

The value for Income share held by highest 10% in Netherlands was 23.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24.70 in 2006 and a minimum value of 21.80 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
1983 22.60
1987 22.00
1990 24.50
1993 22.80
1999 21.80
2004 23.70
2005 23.40
2006 24.70
2007 24.10
2008 23.70
2009 22.40
2010 22.40
2011 22.60
2012 22.50
2013 22.80
2014 23.30
2015 23.00
2016 22.90
2017 23.30
2018 23.00
2019 23.90

Income share held by lowest 10%

The value for Income share held by lowest 10% in Netherlands was 3.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.10 in 1987 and a minimum value of 2.70 in 1993.

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
1983 3.20
1987 4.10
1990 3.20
1993 2.70
1999 3.70
2004 3.20
2005 3.50
2006 3.50
2007 3.50
2008 3.40
2009 3.60
2010 3.60
2011 3.60
2012 3.70
2013 3.50
2014 3.50
2015 3.50
2016 3.50
2017 3.50
2018 3.50
2019 3.40

Income share held by lowest 20%

The value for Income share held by lowest 20% in Netherlands was 8.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.70 in 1987 and a minimum value of 7.90 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
1983 8.80
1987 9.70
1990 8.30
1993 7.90
1999 9.10
2004 8.40
2005 8.70
2006 8.70
2007 8.80
2008 8.70
2009 9.00
2010 9.00
2011 9.10
2012 9.10
2013 8.90
2014 8.80
2015 8.90
2016 8.80
2017 8.80
2018 8.90
2019 8.60

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Income distribution