Income share of the richest 20% — all countries

Income share of the richest 20% — Morocco

Income share of the richest 20% in Morocco in 2013 — 47%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 77. Since 1984, the indicator has risen by 3.3 pp.

2013 47% −1 pp vs 2006
World rank 59of 77
Period maximum 48%2006
Period minimum 43.7%1984

Trend over time

1984–2013 · % of income

Income share of the richest 20% — Morocco, 1984–201342444648198419871990199319961999200220052008201120131984: 43.7%1990: 46.1%1998: 46.5%2000: 47.8%2006: 48%2013: 47%
Change over the period: +3.3 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp
Income share of the richest 20% — Morocco, by year Morocco All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2013 47 —
2006 48 —
2000 47.8 —
1998 46.5 —
1990 46.1 —
1984 43.7 —

About the indicator

The share of total income or consumption that goes to the richest twenty percent of the population. Under complete equality it would be twenty percent; in the most unequal countries of Latin America and Southern Africa it comes to more than sixty. The ratio of this share to the share of the poorest quintile — the quintile ratio, S80/S20 — was historically the first measure of inequality, and it speaks more clearly than the Gini index about the gap between the poles.

Important: There are no aggregates for country groups for the same reason as with the Gini index: the quintile of a group is not a union of national quintiles. Household surveys systematically understate the incomes of the richest, so real inequality is higher than measured.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.