Income share held by the richest 10% in Nigeria
The richest 10% of people in Nigeria received 26.3% of total income or consumption in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.
Nigeria, 2022
26.3%
Change from 2018
−0.4percentage points
Income share held by the richest 10% in Nigeria over time
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Nigeria
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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.
| Period | Nigeria |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 26.3% |
| 2018 | 26.7% |
| 2015 | 26.9% |
| 2012 | 26.6% |
| 2010 | 26.7% |
| 2003 | 29.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 26.7% in 2018, a change of −0.4 percentage points.
- Since 1985, when it was 28.2%, the figure has changed by −1.9 percentage points.