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Income Share of Poorest 20% by African country

8.8%Comoros · highest shown · 2024

Comoros has the highest reported income share held by the poorest fifth among the 2 countries shown, at 8.8% (2024).

Share of national income or consumption held by the poorest 20% of the population. 2 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.

Latest available year varies by country (20232024). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.

#1 vs #21.2×Comoros vs Rwanda
Median7.4%Rwanda
Lowest7.4%Rwanda

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2 of 54 countries
#CountryIncome Share of Poorest 20%Period
1Comoros
8.8%2024
2Rwanda
7.4%2023

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GET /v1/data

Request the latest available Income Share of Poorest 20% values for the selected countries as JSON. The response includes source metadata; check reporting periods before comparing values.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=income_share_lowest_20pct&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

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Which observations are included?

The table includes 2 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.

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