Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Spain

Spain: Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb was 19.23 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
19.23
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
27th
of 120 countries
All-time high
19.54
in 2007
All-time low
8.5
in 1985
Years of data
32
1980–2023

Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Spain, 1980–2023

051015201980200120231980: 8.71985: 8.51990: 12.21993: 11.71994: 11.91995: 11.71996: 10.91997: 12.11998: 12.71999: 14.82000: 15.52003: 16.72004: 16.32005: 172006: 16.42007: 19.52008: 19.42009: 18.82010: 17.82011: 16.22012: 15.72013: 142014: 13.82015: 14.62016: 15.12017: 172018: 16.92019: 17.42020: 17.22021: 18.52022: 19.52023: 19.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Spain is 19.23, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Spain peaked at 19.54 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.5, in 1985.

Spain ranks 27th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 8.58 8.5 8.66 2
1990s 12.26 10.86 14.82 8
2000s 17.46 15.46 19.54 8
2010s 15.84 13.84 17.8 10
2020s 18.6 17.16 19.48 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 24 Italy 20.63 compare
  2. 25 Poland 20.22 compare
  3. 26 Estonia 19.33 compare
  4. 28 Japan 18.31 compare
  5. 29 Croatia, Republic of 16.87 compare
  6. 30 Lithuania 16.75 compare

See the full ranking of 120 places β†’

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All data for Spain β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Spain?
Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Spain was 19.23 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 19.54 in 2007.
What is the lowest threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 8.5 in 1985.
How does Spain rank for threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb?
Spain ranks 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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