Income share held by the richest 10% in Guyana

The richest 10% of people in Guyana received 34.4% of total income or consumption in 1998.

Income share held by the richest 10% % of total income or consumption Data: 1992 to 1998 Source: World Bank

The latest value for Guyana is for 1998. Most countries have figures for 2021.

Guyana, 1998 34.4% % of total income or consumption

Change from 1992 +5.9percentage points 1992: 28.5%

Income share held by the richest 10% in Guyana over time

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% of total income or consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Income share held by the richest 10% (% of total income or consumption),
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The previous available figure was 28.5% in 1992, a change of +5.9 percentage points.

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All statistics for Guyana

Gini index 45.1 (0 to 100) 1998 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 13.0% 1998 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 21.5% 1998 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 54.2% 1998 · World Bank

Source and dates

Original producer: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform
Distributed by: World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code: SI.DST.10TH.10 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 1992 to 1998 for Guyana
Provider update: 8 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution: Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform