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United Kingdom Income Share Top 10% 1970s

Name: United Kingdom Income Share Top 10% 1970s
Creator: World Bank
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Income share held by highest 10% · World Bank

22.33% decade average (1970-1979)

United Kingdom's income share top 10% during the 1970s ranged from 21.50% (1978) to 23.40% (1971), averaging 22.33% over 10 years of data.

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1970s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1970	22.70%	+0.00pp	1st
1971	23.40%	+0.70pp	1st
1972	22.50%	−0.90pp	1st
1973	22.90%	+0.40pp	1st
1974	23.10%	+0.20pp	1st
1975	22.20%	−0.90pp	2nd
1976	21.80%	−0.40pp	1st
1977	21.60%	−0.20pp	1st
1978	21.50%	−0.10pp	1st
1979	21.60%	+0.10pp	2nd