Distribution of Income or Consumption
|
Percentage Share of Income or Consumption |
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|
Survey Year |
Gini Index |
Lowest 10% |
Lowest 20% |
Second 20% |
Third 20% |
Fourth 20% |
Highest 20% |
Highest 10% |
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|
Dominican Republic |
1989 |
c,d |
50.5 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
7.9 |
12.5 |
19.7 |
55.7 |
39.6 |
|
Guyana |
1993 |
a,b |
40.2 |
2.4 |
6.3 |
10.7 |
15.0 |
21.2 |
46.9 |
32.0 |
|
Jamaica |
1991 |
a,b |
41.1 |
2.4 |
5.8 |
10.2 |
14.9 |
21.6 |
47.5 |
31.9 |
|
Caribbean |
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|
Costa Rica |
1996 |
c,d |
47.0 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
8.8 |
13.7 |
21.7 |
51.8 |
34.7 |
|
El Salvador |
1995 |
c,d |
49.9 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
8.3 |
13.1 |
20.5 |
54.4 |
38.3 |
|
Guatemala |
1989 |
c,d |
59.6 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
5.8 |
10.5 |
18.6 |
63.0 |
46.6 |
|
Honduras |
1996 |
c,d |
53.7 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
7.1 |
11.7 |
19.7 |
58.0 |
42.1 |
|
Nicaragua |
1993 |
a,b |
50.3 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
8.0 |
12.6 |
20.0 |
55.2 |
39.8 |
|
Panama |
1991 |
c,d |
56.8 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
6.3 |
11.3 |
20.3 |
60.1 |
42.5 |
|
Central America |
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Bolivia |
1990 |
c,d |
42.0 |
2.3 |
5.6 |
9.7 |
14.5 |
22.0 |
48.2 |
31.7 |
|
Brazil |
1995 |
c,d |
60.1 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
5.7 |
9.9 |
17.7 |
64.2 |
47.9 |
|
Chile |
1994 |
c,d |
56.5 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
6.6 |
10.9 |
18.1 |
61.0 |
46.1 |
|
Colombia |
1995 |
c,d |
57.2 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
6.8 |
10.9 |
17.6 |
61.5 |
46.9 |
|
Ecuador |
1994 |
a,b |
46.6 |
2.3 |
5.4 |
8.9 |
13.2 |
19.9 |
52.6 |
37.6 |
|
Paraguay |
1995 |
c,d |
59.1 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
5.9 |
10.7 |
18.7 |
62.4 |
46.6 |
|
Peru |
1994 |
a,b |
44.9 |
1.9 |
4.9 |
9.2 |
14.1 |
21.4 |
50.4 |
34.3 |
|
Venezuela |
1995 |
c,d |
46.8 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
8.8 |
13.8 |
21.3 |
51.8 |
35.6 |
|
South America |
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Mexico |
1,992 |
a,b |
50.3 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
7.8 |
12.5 |
20.2 |
55.3 |
39.2 |
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LAC |
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U.S. Agency for International
Development
Washington D.C., 1998