September, 2017 Income distribution in Central America and the Dominican Republic (II) Distribution of national income by deciles (%), 2009-2014. D1 = poorest, D10 = richest (1)
No. 56
National income received by the deciles 1-4 (%), 2009-2014(1)
50
CR CR
45
No. 59
11.4
ESA
14.6
GUA
10.4
HON
40 ESA 35
8.4
NIC
12.8
PAN
10.4
RD DR
10.6
GUA
Surplus of income of the richest decile, in relation to the poorest one, 2009-2014 (1) (2)
30
25
HON
20 NIC
CR
30.8
ESA
17.4
GUA
36.2
HON
69.3
NIC
25.1
PAN
47.5
DR
37.8
15
10
PAN
5 RD DR 0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
D8
D9
D10
= 10 times the income of the poorest decile
Notes: (1) This infographic presents the most recent available information for Costa Rica -CR- (2014), El Salvador -ESA- (2014), Guatemala -GUA- (2014), Honduras - HON(2013), Nicaragua -NIC- (2009), Panama -PAN- (2014) and Dominican Republic -DR- (2014). It does not include Belize due to lack of information in the consulted database. (2) The data is the result of the formula: (% of income decile 10 -% of income of decile 1) /% of income of decile 1. Source: CEPALSTAT.
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