Madagascar: Top 10 percent income share

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 Madagascar

Percent income earned by the top 10 percent of earners

 Latest value 33.50
 Year 2012
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1980 - 2012
 Average 33.73
 Min - Max 28.90 - 37.00
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2012 is 33.5 percent, a decline from 34.3 percent in 2010. In comparison, the world average is 28.08 percent, based on data from 82 countries. Historically, the average for Madagascar from 1980 to 2012 is 33.73 percent. The minimum value, 28.9 percent, was reached in 1999 while the maximum of 37 percent was recorded in 1980. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

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