Nauru Income Share Bottom 10%

Nauru’s share of total national income accruing to the bottom 10 percent of the population stood at 3.40 percent in the most recent year for which data are available, 2012, placing the island nation twentieth in the world ranking. Because the series contains a single observation, the 2012 figure is simultaneously the earliest, the all‑time peak and the all‑time trough, indicating no observable change over time. The share is identical to that recorded for Malta and Belgium and only marginally above Switzerland’s 3.30 percent, suggesting that Nauru’s income distribution at the lower decile is comparable to small, high‑income economies despite its markedly different scale and resource base. The static nature of the indicator reflects the limited temporal coverage rather than a sustained pattern in inequality. Future shifts in fiscal policy, diversification away from phosphate mining, or external assistance could alter the bottom‑decile income share, potentially moving Nauru’s position relative to its peers.