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DEFINITION: Percentage of country's total income or consumption that belongs to the poorest 5% of its citizens.
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 JapanJapan 10.58% 1993
2 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 10.22% 1996
3 SlovakiaSlovakia 10.12% 2009
4 UkraineUkraine 9.93% 2010
5 FinlandFinland 9.62% 2000
6 PakistanPakistan 9.6% 2008
7 NorwayNorway 9.59% 2000
8 AfghanistanAfghanistan 9.4% 2008
9 BelarusBelarus 9.39% 2011
10 EgyptEgypt 9.24% 2008
=11 KazakhstanKazakhstan 9.12% 2009
=11 SwedenSweden 9.12% 2000
13 BurundiBurundi 8.96% 2006
14 BangladeshBangladesh 8.88% 2010
15 RomaniaRomania 8.84% 2011
16 ArmeniaArmenia 8.82% 2010
17 MontenegroMontenegro 8.75% 2010
18 IraqIraq 8.7% 2007
19 AustriaAustria 8.56% 2000
20 IndiaIndia 8.54% 2010
21 GermanyGermany 8.52% 2000
=22 BulgariaBulgaria 8.5% 2007
=22 BelgiumBelgium 8.5% 2000
24 LuxembourgLuxembourg 8.43% 2000
25 HungaryHungary 8.4% 2007
26 SerbiaSerbia 8.36% 2010
27 DenmarkDenmark 8.34% 1997
28 TajikistanTajikistan 8.29% 2009
29 NepalNepal 8.27% 2010
30 SloveniaSlovenia 8.22% 2004
31 AlbaniaAlbania 8.14% 2008
32 NigerNiger 8.09% 2008
33 CroatiaCroatia 8.05% 2008
34 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 7.99% 2008
35 MaliMali 7.97% 2010
36 EthiopiaEthiopia 7.96% 2011
37 CambodiaCambodia 7.93% 2009
38 South KoreaSouth Korea 7.91% 1998
39 PolandPoland 7.85% 2011
40 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 7.81% 2011
41 MoldovaMoldova 7.8% 2010
42 Sri LankaSri Lanka 7.72% 2010
43 JordanJordan 7.71% 2010
=44 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 7.68% 2011
=44 SyriaSyria 7.68% 2004
46 LaosLaos 7.64% 2008
47 IndonesiaIndonesia 7.63% 2010
48 NetherlandsNetherlands 7.6% 1999
49 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 7.55% 2000
=50 PalestinePalestine 7.44% 2009
=50 IrelandIreland 7.44% 2000
52 VietnamVietnam 7.42% 2008
53 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 7.28% 2002
54 CanadaCanada 7.2% 2000
=55 YemenYemen 7.18% 2005
=55 FranceFrance 7.18% 1995
57 UzbekistanUzbekistan 7.14% 2003
58 MongoliaMongolia 7.1% 2008
59 BeninBenin 6.99% 2003
60 LatviaLatvia 6.98% 2009
=61 SpainSpain 6.97% 2000
=61 AlgeriaAlgeria 6.97% 1995
=63 TanzaniaTanzania 6.8% 2007
=63 EstoniaEstonia 6.8% 2004
65 ThailandThailand 6.76% 2010
=66 TunisiaTunisia 6.74% 2010
=66 GreeceGreece 6.74% 2000
68 CameroonCameroon 6.73% 2007
69 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 6.72% 2009
70 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 6.65% 2007
71 BhutanBhutan 6.64% 2007
72 LithuaniaLithuania 6.62% 2008
73 MoroccoMorocco 6.52% 2007
74 MaldivesMaldives 6.51% 2004
75 ItalyItaly 6.5% 2000
76 RussiaRussia 6.46% 2009
77 New ZealandNew Zealand 6.45% 1997
78 LiberiaLiberia 6.44% 2007
79 IranIran 6.43% 2005
80 GuineaGuinea 6.35% 2007
81 ChadChad 6.26% 2003
82 NicaraguaNicaragua 6.22% 2005
83 FijiFiji 6.2% 2009
84 GabonGabon 6.16% 2005
=85 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 6.14% 1999
=85 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 6.14% 1998
87 SenegalSenegal 6.05% 2011
88 DjiboutiDjibouti 6.03% 2002
89 MauritaniaMauritania 6.02% 2008
90 TogoTogo 5.99% 2011
91 PhilippinesPhilippines 5.98% 2009
92 AustraliaAustralia 5.9% 1994
93 NigeriaNigeria 5.89% 2011
94 UgandaUganda 5.84% 2009
95 PortugalPortugal 5.76% 1997
96 IsraelIsrael 5.71% 2001
97 MalawiMalawi 5.64% 2010
98 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 5.6% 2008
99 TurkeyTurkey 5.53% 2010
100 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 5.51% 1992
101 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 5.47% 2006
102 United StatesUnited States 5.44% 2000
103 MadagascarMadagascar 5.41% 2010
104 AngolaAngola 5.4% 2009
105 JamaicaJamaica 5.35% 2004
106 Hong KongHong Kong 5.26% 1996
107 GhanaGhana 5.24% 2006
=108 MozambiqueMozambique 5.23% 2008
=108 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 5.23% 2001
=108 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 5.23% 1995
111 RwandaRwanda 5.16% 2011
112 SingaporeSingapore 5.04% 1998
113 GeorgiaGeorgia 5.03% 2010
114 MexicoMexico 4.93% 2010
115 UruguayUruguay 4.92% 2010
116 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 4.89% 2010
117 KenyaKenya 4.84% 2005
118 GambiaGambia 4.79% 2003
=119 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 4.67% 2010
=119 ChinaChina 4.67% 2009
121 ZimbabweZimbabwe 4.63% 1995
=122 MalaysiaMalaysia 4.54% 2009
=122 Cape VerdeCape Verde 4.54% 2002
124 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 4.52% 1996
125 GuyanaGuyana 4.47% 1998
126 ArgentinaArgentina 4.38% 2010
127 EcuadorEcuador 4.29% 2010
128 VenezuelaVenezuela 4.28% 2006
129 ChileChile 4.26% 2009
130 SwazilandSwaziland 4.05% 2010
131 PeruPeru 3.91% 2010
132 QatarQatar 3.9% 2007
133 Costa RicaCosta Rica 3.85% 2009
=134 El SalvadorEl Salvador 3.71% 2009
=134 SeychellesSeychelles 3.71% 2007
136 ZambiaZambia 3.58% 2010
137 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 3.37% 2008
138 PanamaPanama 3.3% 2010
139 BelizeBelize 3.27% 1999
140 ParaguayParaguay 3.26% 2010
141 SurinameSuriname 3.18% 1999
142 NamibiaNamibia 3.15% 2004
143 BotswanaBotswana 3.13% 1994
144 GuatemalaGuatemala 3.08% 2006
145 ColombiaColombia 3% 2010
146 LesothoLesotho 2.97% 2003
147 BrazilBrazil 2.85% 2009
148 South AfricaSouth Africa 2.7% 2009
149 ComorosComoros 2.55% 2004
150 HaitiHaiti 2.38% 2001
151 BoliviaBolivia 2.13% 2008
152 HondurasHonduras 2.02% 2009
153 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 1.59% 2000
154 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 1.07% 1999

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Interesting observations about Economy > Poverty and inequality > Poorest's share in national income or consumption

  • Pakistan has ranked in the top 2 for poverty and inequality > poorest's share in national income or consumption since 2005.
  • Ethiopia has ranked in the top 3 for poverty and inequality > poorest's share in national income or consumption since 2005.
  • Ukraine has ranked in the top 2 for poverty and inequality > poorest's share in national income or consumption since 2009.
  • Romania has ranked in the top 2 for poverty and inequality > poorest's share in national income or consumption since 2010.
  • Slovakia has ranked in the top 5 for poverty and inequality > poorest's share in national income or consumption since 1992.
  • Czech Republic has ranked in the top 3 for poverty and inequality > poorest's share in national income or consumption since 1993.
  • Egypt has ranked in the top 6 for poverty and inequality > poorest's share in national income or consumption since 1991.
  • Bangladesh has ranked in the top 7 for poverty and inequality > poorest's share in national income or consumption since 1992.
  • India has ranked in the top 8 for poverty and inequality > poorest's share in national income or consumption since 1994.
  • Belarus has ranked in the top 3 for poverty and inequality > poorest's share in national income or consumption since 2010.
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