Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Zambia

Zambia: Threshold income for each decile before tax wid was 382.88 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
382.88
World rank
99th
of 113 countries
All-time high
661.44
in 1937
All-time low
93.27
in 1991
Years of data
38
1929–2022

Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Zambia, 1929–2022

02004006001929197520221929: 408.31930: 3851931: 361.21932: 333.71933: 434.11934: 474.91935: 501.81936: 607.31937: 661.41943: 528.81944: 467.71945: 4101946: 377.91947: 351.91948: 316.81949: 311.71950: 358.61951: 393.91952: 407.91953: 4141954: 435.61955: 413.61956: 462.51957: 465.51958: 425.51963: 429.91968: 433.91970: 477.21991: 93.31993: 224.91996: 298.31998: 288.32002: 424.52004: 255.92006: 2592010: 365.52015: 322.62022: 382.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 382.88 for threshold income for each decile before tax wid in 2022.

That represents a change of up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Zambia peaked at 661.44 in 1937 and was at its lowest, 93.27, in 1991.

Zambia ranks 99th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 408.28 408.28 408.28 1
1930s 469.94 333.75 661.44 8
1940s 394.97 311.67 528.82 7
1950s 419.67 358.62 465.5 9
1960s 431.87 429.88 433.85 2
1970s 477.22 477.22 477.22 1
1990s 226.2 93.27 298.32 4
2000s 313.15 255.9 424.51 3
2010s 344.05 322.62 365.48 2
2020s 382.88 382.88 382.88 1

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 96 Burkina Faso 478.52 compare
  2. 97 Togo 465.22 compare
  3. 98 Guinea-Bissau 435.79 compare
  4. 100 Madagascar 303.6 compare
  5. 101 Malawi 271.09 compare
  6. 102 Mozambique 184.43 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Zambia?
Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Zambia was 382.88 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest threshold income for each decile before tax wid recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 661.44 in 1937.
What is the lowest threshold income for each decile before tax wid recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 93.27 in 1991.
How does Zambia rank for threshold income for each decile before tax wid?
Zambia ranks 99th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
Is threshold income for each decile before tax wid rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Threshold income for each decile before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Threshold income for each decile before tax wid
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 3,069 data points, 1820–2024
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