Income share held by the richest 10% in Liberia

The richest 10% of people in Liberia received 27.1% of total income or consumption in 2016.

Measure: Income share held by the richest 10% Unit: % of total income or consumption Data: 2007 to 2016 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Liberia is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Liberia, 2016 27.1% % of total income or consumption
Change from 2014 +1.1percentage points 2014: 26.0%

Income share held by the richest 10% in Liberia 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), 2007 to 2016
Period Liberia
2016 27.1%
2014 26.0%
2007 28.1%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 26.0% in 2014, a change of +1.1 percentage points.
  • Since 2007, when it was 28.1%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.

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
2007 to 2016 for Liberia
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