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United Kingdom Income Share Top 10% 1980s

Name: United Kingdom Income Share Top 10% 1980s
Creator: World Bank
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Income share held by highest 10% · World Bank

24.14% decade average (1980-1989)

United Kingdom's income share top 10% during the 1980s ranged from 22.50% (1980) to 26.50% (1988), averaging 24.14% over 10 years of data.

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1980s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1980	22.50%	+0.90pp	1st
1981	23.30%	+0.80pp	4th
1982	23.30%	+0.00pp	2nd
1983	23.20%	−0.10pp	5th
1984	22.80%	−0.40pp	2nd
1985	23.40%	+0.60pp	5th
1986	24.90%	+1.50pp	7th
1987	26.30%	+1.40pp	15th
1988	26.50%	+0.20pp	6th
1989	25.20%	−1.30pp	8th