Samoa0 kWh (2007 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe0 kWh (2007)
Saudi Arabia0 kWh (2007 est.)
Senegal0 kWh (2007 est.)
Serbia12.05 billion kWh (2004 est.)
Seychelles0 kWh (2007 est.)
Sierra Leone0 kWh (2007 est.)
Singapore0 kWh (2007 est.)
Slovakia11.85 billion kWh (2007 est.)
Slovenia5.894 billion kWh (2007 est.)
Solomon Islands0 kWh (2007 est.)
Somalia0 kWh (2007 est.)
South Africa13.77 billion kWh (2006 est.)
Spain14.52 billion kWh (2007 est.)
Sri Lanka0 kWh (2007 est.)
Sudan0 kWh (2007 est.)
Suriname0 kWh (2007 est.)
Swaziland0 kWh (2007)
Sweden14.74 billion kWh (2007)
Switzerland36.88 billion kWh (2007 est.)
Syria986 million kWh (2006 est.)
Taiwan0 kWh (2007 est.)
Tajikistan4.259 billion kWh (2007 est.)
Tanzania0 kWh (2007 est.)
Thailand731 million kWh (2007 est.)
Timor-Leste0 kWh (2007 est.)
Togo0 kWh (2007 est.)
Tonga0 kWh (2007)
Trinidad and Tobago0 kWh (2007 est.)
Tunisia135 million kWh (2006 est.)
Turkey2.576 billion kWh (2007 est.)
Turkmenistan1.34 billion kWh (2006 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands0 kWh (2007 est.)
Uganda180 million kWh (2006)
Ukraine12.52 billion kWh (2006 est.)
United Arab Emirates0 kWh (2007 est.)
United Kingdom3.398 billion kWh (2007 est.)
United States20.14 billion kWh (2007 est.)
Uruguay995.4 million kWh (2007 est.)
Uzbekistan11.52 billion kWh (2006 est.)
Vanuatu0 kWh (2007 est.)
Venezuela542 million kWh (2006 est.)
Vietnam0 kWh (2007 est.)
Virgin Islands0 kWh (2007 est.)
Wallis and Futuna0 kWh (2002)
Western Sahara0 kWh (2007)
World655.6 billion kWh (2007 est.)
Yemen0 kWh (2007 est.)
Zambia255 million kWh (2006)
Zimbabwe34 million kWh (2006 est.)
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@2046 Population below poverty line (%)
Afghanistan53% (2003)
Albania25% (2004 est.)
Algeria25% (2005 est.)
American SamoaNA%
AndorraNA%
Angola70% (2003 est.)
Anguilla23% (2002)
Antigua and BarbudaNA%
Argentina23.4% (January-June 2007)
Armenia26.5% (2006 est.)
ArubaNA%
AustraliaNA%
Austria5.9% (2004)
Azerbaijan24% (2005 est.)
Bahamas, The9.3% (2004)
BahrainNA%
Bangladesh45% (2004 est.)
BarbadosNA%
Belarus27.1% (2003 est.)
Belgium15.2% (2007 est.)
Belize33.5% (2002 est.)
Benin37.4% (2007 est.)
Bermuda19% (2000)
Bhutan31.7% (2003)
Bolivia60% (2006 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina25% (2004 est.)
Botswana30.3% (2003)
Brazil31% (2005)
British Virgin IslandsNA%
BruneiNA%
Bulgaria14.1% (2003 est.)
Burkina Faso46.4% (2004)
Burma32.7% (2007 est.)
Burundi68% (2002 est.)
Cambodia35% (2004)
Cameroon48% (2000 est.)
Canada10.8%; note - this figure is the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO), acalculation that results in higher figures than found in manycomparable economies; Canada does not have an official poverty line(2005)
Cape Verde30% (2000)
Cayman IslandsNA%
Central African RepublicNA%
Chad80% (2001 est.)
Chile18.2% (2005)
China8%note: 21.5 million rural population live below the official"absolute poverty" line (approximately $90 per year); and anadditional 35.5 million rural population above that but below theofficial "low income" line (approximately $125 per year) (2006 est.)
Colombia49.2% (2005)
Comoros60% (2002 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of theNA%
Congo, Republic of theNA%
Cook IslandsNA%
Costa Rica16% (2006 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire42% (2006 est.)
Croatia11% (2003)
CubaNA%
CyprusNA%
Czech RepublicNA%
DenmarkNA%
Djibouti42% (2007 est.)
Dominica30% (2002 est.)
Dominican Republic42.2% (2004)
Ecuador38.3% (2006)
Egypt20% (2005 est.)
El Salvador30.7% (2006 est.)
Equatorial GuineaNA%
Eritrea50% (2004 est.)
Estonia5% (2003)
Ethiopia38.7% (FY05/06 est.)
European Unionnote - see individual country entries of member states
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)NA%
Faroe IslandsNA%
Fiji25.5% (FY90/91)
FinlandNA%
France6.2% (2004)
French PolynesiaNA%
GabonNA%
Gambia, TheNA%
Gaza Strip80% (2007 est.)
Georgia31% (2006)
Germany11% (2001 est.)
Ghana28.5% (2007 est.)
GibraltarNA%
GreeceNA%
GreenlandNA%
Grenada32% (2000)
Guam23% (2001 est.)
Guatemala56.2% (2004 est.)
GuernseyNA%
Guinea47% (2006 est.)
Guinea-BissauNA%
GuyanaNA%
Haiti80% (2003 est.)
Holy See (Vatican City)NA%
Honduras50.7% (2004)
Hong KongNA%
Hungary8.6% (1993 est.)
IcelandNA%
India25% (2007 est.)
Indonesia17.8% (2006)
Iran18% (2007 est.)
IraqNA%
Ireland7% (2005 est.)
Isle of ManNA%
Israel21.6%note: Israel's poverty line is $7.30 per person per day (2005)
ItalyNA%
Jamaica14.8% (2003 est.)
JapanNA%
JerseyNA%
Jordan14.2% (2002)
Kazakhstan13.8% (2007)
Kenya50% (2000 est.)
KiribatiNA%
Korea, NorthNA%
Korea, South15% (2003 est.)
Kosovo37% (2007 est.)
KuwaitNA%
Kyrgyzstan40% (2004 est.)
Laos30.7% (2005 est.)
LatviaNA%
Lebanon28% (1999 est.)
Lesotho49% (1999)
Liberia80% (2000 est.)
Libya7.4% (2005 est.)
LiechtensteinNA%
Lithuania4% (2003)
LuxembourgNA%
MacauNA%
Macedonia29.8% (2006)
Madagascar50% (2004 est.)
Malawi53% (2004)
Malaysia5.1% (2002 est.)
Maldives21% (2004)
Mali36.1% (2005 est.)
MaltaNA%
Marshall IslandsNA%
Mauritania40% (2004 est.)
Mauritius8% (2006 est.)
MayotteNA%
Mexico13.8% using food-based definition of poverty; asset basedpoverty amounted to more than 40% (2006)
Micronesia, Federated States of26.7% (2000)
Moldova29.5% (2005)
MonacoNA%
Mongolia36.1% (2004)
Montenegro7% (2007 est.)
MontserratNA%
Morocco15% (2007 est.)
Mozambique70% (2001 est.)
Namibiathe UNDP's 2005 Human Development Report indicated that34.9% of the population live on $1 per day and 55.8% live on $2 perday
NauruNA%
Nepal30.9% (2004)
Netherlands10.5% (2005)
Netherlands AntillesNA%
New CaledoniaNA%
New ZealandNA%
Nicaragua48% (2005)
Niger63% (1993 est.)
Nigeria70% (2007 est.)
NiueNA%
Northern Mariana IslandsNA%
NorwayNA%
OmanNA%
Pakistan24% (FY05/06 est.)
PalauNA%
Panama37% (1999 est.)
Papua New Guinea37% (2002 est.)
Paraguay32% (2005 est.)
Peru44.5% (2006)
Philippines30% (2003 est.)
Poland17% (2003 est.)
Portugal18% (2006)
Puerto RicoNA%
QatarNA%
Romania25% (2005 est.)
Russia15.8% (November 2007)
Rwanda60% (2001 est.)
Saint HelenaNA%
Saint Kitts and NevisNA%
Saint LuciaNA%
Saint Pierre and MiquelonNA%
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesNA%
SamoaNA%
San MarinoNA%
Sao Tome and Principe54% (2004 est.)
Saudi ArabiaNA%
Senegal54% (2001 est.)
Serbia6.5% (2007 est.)
SeychellesNA%
Sierra Leone70.2% (2004)
SingaporeNA%
Slovakia21% (2002)
Slovenia12.9% (2004)
Solomon IslandsNA%
SomaliaNA%
South Africa50% (2000 est.)
Spain19.8% (2005)
Sri Lanka22% (2002 est.)
Sudan40% (2004 est.)
Suriname70% (2002 est.)
Swaziland69% (2006)
SwedenNA%
SwitzerlandNA%
Syria11.9% (2006 est.)
Taiwan0.95% (2007 est.)
Tajikistan60% (2007 est.)
Tanzania36% (2002 est.)
Thailand10% (2004 est.)
Timor-Leste42% (2003 est.)
Togo32% (1989 est.)
TokelauNA%
Tonga24% (FY03/04)
Trinidad and Tobago17% (2007 est.)
Tunisia7.4% (2005 est.)
Turkey20% (2002)
Turkmenistan30% (2004 est.)
Turks and Caicos IslandsNA%
TuvaluNA%
Uganda35% (2001 est.)
Ukraine37.7% (2003)
United Arab Emirates19.5% (2003)
United Kingdom14% (2006 est.)
United States12% (2004 est.)
Uruguay27.4% of households (2006)
Uzbekistan33% (2004 est.)
VanuatuNA%
Venezuela37.9% (end 2005 est.)
Vietnam14.8% (2007 est.)
Virgin Islands28.9% (2002)
Wallis and FutunaNA%
West Bank46% (2007 est.)
Western SaharaNA%
Yemen45.2% (2003)
Zambia86% (1993)
Zimbabwe68% (2004)
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@2047 Household income or consumption by percentage share (%)
Afghanistanlowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Albanialowest 10%: 3.4%highest 10%: 24.4% (2004)
Algerialowest 10%: 2.8%highest 10%: 26.8% (1995)
American Samoalowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Andorralowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Angolalowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Anguillalowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Antigua and Barbudalowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Argentinalowest 10%: 1%highest 10%: 35% (January-March 2007)
Armenialowest 10%: 1.6%highest 10%: 41.3% (2004)
Arubalowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Australialowest 10%: 2%highest 10%: 25.4% (1994)
Austrialowest 10%: 3.3%highest 10%: 22.5% (2004)
Azerbaijanlowest 10%: 3.1%highest 10%: 29.5% (2001)
Bahamas, Thelowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: 27% (2000)
Bahrainlowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Bangladeshlowest 10%: 3.7%highest 10%: 27.9% (2000)
Barbadoslowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Belaruslowest 10%: 3.4%highest 10%: 23.5% (2002)
Belgiumlowest 10%: 3.4%highest 10%: 28.4% (2006)
Belizelowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Beninlowest 10%: 3.1%highest 10%: 29% (2003)
Bermudalowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Bhutanlowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Bolivialowest 10%: 0.3%highest 10%: 47.2% (2002)
Bosnia and Herzegovinalowest 10%: 3.9%highest 10%: 21.4% (2001)
Botswanalowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Brazillowest 10%: 0.9%highest 10%: 44.8% (2004)
British Virgin Islandslowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Bruneilowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Bulgarialowest 10%: 2.9%highest 10%: 25.4% (2005)
Burkina Fasolowest 10%: 2.8%highest 10%: 32.2% (2004)
Burmalowest 10%: 2.8%highest 10%: 32.4% (1998)
Burundilowest 10%: 1.7%highest 10%: 32.8% (1998)
Cambodialowest 10%: 2.9%highest 10%: 34.8% (2004)
Cameroonlowest 10%: 2.3%highest 10%: 35.4% (2001)
Canadalowest 10%: 2.6%highest 10%: 24.8% (2000)
Cape Verdelowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Cayman Islandslowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Central African Republiclowest 10%: 0.7%highest 10%: 47.7% (1993)
Chadlowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Chilelowest 10%: 1.4%highest 10%: 45% (2003)
Chinalowest 10%: 1.6%highest 10%: 34.9% (2004)
Colombialowest 10%: 7.9%highest 10%: 34.3% (2004)
Comoroslowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Congo, Democratic Republic of thelowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Congo, Republic of thelowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Cook Islandslowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Costa Ricalowest 10%: 1%highest 10%: 37.4% (2003)
Cote d'Ivoirelowest 10%: 2%highest 10%: 34% (2002)
Croatialowest 10%: 3.4%highest 10%: 24.5% (2003 est.)
Cubalowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Cypruslowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Czech Republiclowest 10%: 4.3%highest 10%: 22.4% (1996)
Denmarklowest 10%: 2%highest 10%: 24% (2000 est.)
Djiboutilowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Dominicalowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Dominican Republiclowest 10%: 1.4%highest 10%: 41.1% (2004)
Ecuadorlowest 10%: 2%highest 10%: 35%note: data for urban households only (October 2006)
Egyptlowest 10%: 3.7%highest 10%: 29.5% (2000)
El Salvadorlowest 10%: 0.7%highest 10%: 38.8% (2002)
Equatorial Guinealowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Eritrealowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Estonialowest 10%: 2.5%highest 10%: 27.6% (2003)
Ethiopialowest 10%: 3.9%highest 10%: 25.5% (2000)
European Unionlowest 10%: 2.8%highest 10%: 25.2% (2001 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)lowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Faroe Islandslowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Fijilowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Finlandlowest 10%: 4%highest 10%: 22.6% (2000)
Francelowest 10%: 3%highest 10%: 24.8% (2004)
French Polynesialowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Gabonlowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Gambia, Thelowest 10%: 1.8%highest 10%: 37% (1998)
Gaza Striplowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Georgialowest 10%: 2.4%highest 10%: 27% (2005)
Germanylowest 10%: 3.2%highest 10%: 22.1% (2000)
Ghanalowest 10%: 2.2%highest 10%: 30.1% (1999)
Gibraltarlowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Greecelowest 10%: 2.5%highest 10%: 26% (2000 est.)
Greenlandlowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Grenadalowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Guamlowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Guatemalalowest 10%: 0.9%highest 10%: 43.4% (2002)
Guernseylowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Guinealowest 10%: 1.9%highest 10%: 41% (2006)
Guinea-Bissaulowest 10%: 0.5%highest 10%: 42.4% (1991)
Guyanalowest 10%: 1.3%highest 10%: 33.8% (1999)
Haitilowest 10%: 0.7%highest 10%: 47.7% (2001)
Honduraslowest 10%: 1.2%highest 10%: 42.2% (2003)
Hong Konglowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Hungarylowest 10%: 4%highest 10%: 22.2% (2002)
Icelandlowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Indialowest 10%: 3.6%highest 10%: 31.1% (2004)
Indonesialowest 10%: 3.6%highest 10%: 28.5% (2002)
Iranlowest 10%: 2%highest 10%: 33.7% (1998)
Iraqlowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Irelandlowest 10%: 2.9%highest 10%: 27.2% (2000)
Isle of Manlowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Israellowest 10%: 2.4%highest 10%: 28.3% (2005)
Italylowest 10%: 2.3%highest 10%: 26.8% (2000)
Jamaicalowest 10%: 2.1%highest 10%: 35.8% (2004)
Japanlowest 10%: 4.8%highest 10%: 21.7% (1993)
Jerseylowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Jordanlowest 10%: 2.7%highest 10%: 30.6% (2003)
Kazakhstanlowest 10%: 3.3%highest 10%: 26.5% (2004 est.)
Kenyalowest 10%: 2%highest 10%: 37.2% (2000)
Kiribatilowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Korea, Northlowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Korea, Southlowest 10%: 2.9%highest 10%: 25% (2005 est.)
Kuwaitlowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Kyrgyzstanlowest 10%: 3.8%highest 10%: 24.3% (2003)
Laoslowest 10%: 3.4%highest 10%: 28.5% (2002)
Latvialowest 10%: 2.5%highest 10%: 29.1% (2003)
Lebanonlowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Lesotholowest 10%: 0.9%highest 10%: 43.4% (2002 est.)
Liberialowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Libyalowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Liechtensteinlowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Lithuanialowest 10%: 2.7%highest 10%: 27.7% (2003)
Luxembourglowest 10%: 3.5%highest 10%: 23.8% (2000)
Macaulowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Macedonialowest 10%: 2.4%highest 10%: 29.6% (2003)
Madagascarlowest 10%: 1.9%highest 10%: 36.6% (2001)
Malawilowest 10%: 2.9%highest 10%: 31.8% (2004)
Malaysialowest 10%: 1.4%highest 10%: 39.2% (2003 est.)
Maldiveslowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Malilowest 10%: 2.4%highest 10%: 30.2% (2001)
Maltalowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Marshall Islandslowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Mauritanialowest 10%: 2.5%highest 10%: 29.5% (2000)
Mauritiuslowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Mayottelowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Mexicolowest 10%: 1.2%highest 10%: 37% (2006)
Micronesia, Federated States oflowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Moldovalowest 10%: 3.2%highest 10%: 26.4% (2003)
Monacolowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Mongolialowest 10%: 3%highest 10%: 24.6% (2002)
Montserratlowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Moroccolowest 10%: 2.6%highest 10%: 30.9% (1999)
Mozambiquelowest 10%: 2.1%highest 10%: 39.4% (2002)
Namibialowest 10%: 0.5%highest 10%: 64.5% (2003)
Naurulowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Nepallowest 10%: 2.6%highest 10%: 40.6% (2004)
Netherlandslowest 10%: 2.5%highest 10%: 22.9% (1999)
Netherlands Antilleslowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
New Caledonialowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
New Zealandlowest 10%: %NAhighest 10%: %NA
Nicaragualowest 10%: 2.2%highest 10%: 33.8% (2001)
Nigerlowest 10%: 0.8%highest 10%: 35.4% (1995)
Nigerialowest 10%: 1.9%highest 10%: 33.2% (2003)
Niuelowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Northern Mariana Islandslowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Norwaylowest 10%: 3.9%highest 10%: 23.4% (2000)
Omanlowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Pakistanlowest 10%: 4%highest 10%: 26.3% (2002)
Palaulowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Panamalowest 10%: 0.7%highest 10%: 43% (2003)
Papua New Guinealowest 10%: 1.7%highest 10%: 40.5% (1996)
Paraguaylowest 10%: 0.7%highest 10%: 46.1% (2003)
Perulowest 10%: 1.3%highest 10%: 40.9% (2003)
Philippineslowest 10%: 2.4%highest 10%: 31.2% (2006)
Polandlowest 10%: 3.1%highest 10%: 27% (2002)
Portugallowest 10%: 3.1%highest 10%: 28.4% (1995 est.)
Puerto Ricolowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Qatarlowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Romanialowest 10%: 1.2%highest 10%: 20.8% (2006)
Russialowest 10%: 1.9%highest 10%: 30.4% (September 2007)
Rwandalowest 10%: 2.1%highest 10%: 38.2% (2000)
Saint Helenalowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Saint Kitts and Nevislowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Saint Lucialowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Saint Pierre and Miquelonlowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadineslowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Samoalowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
San Marinolowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Sao Tome and Principelowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Saudi Arabialowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Senegallowest 10%: 2.7%highest 10%: 33.4% (2001)
Seychelleslowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Sierra Leonelowest 10%: 0.5%highest 10%: 43.6% (1989)
Singaporelowest 10%: 1.9%highest 10%: 32.8% (1998)
Slovakialowest 10%: 3.1%highest 10%: 20.9% (1996)
Slovenialowest 10%: 3.6%highest 10%: 21.4% (1998)
Solomon Islandslowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Somalialowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
South Africalowest 10%: 1.4%highest 10%: 44.7% (2000)
Spainlowest 10%: 2.6%highest 10%: 26.6% (2000)
Sri Lankalowest 10%: 1.1%highest 10%: 39.7% (FY03/04)
Sudanlowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Surinamelowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Swazilandlowest 10%: 1.6%highest 10%: 40.7% (2001)
Swedenlowest 10%: 3.6%highest 10%: 22.2% (2000)
Switzerlandlowest 10%: 2.9%highest 10%: 25.9% (2000)
Syrialowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Taiwanlowest 10%: 6.7%highest 10%: 41.1% (2002 est.)
Tajikistanlowest 10%: 3.3%highest 10%: 25.6% (2007 est.)
Tanzanialowest 10%: 2.9%highest 10%: 26.9% (2000)
Thailandlowest 10%: 2.7%highest 10%: 33.4% (2002)
Timor-Lestelowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Togolowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Tongalowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Trinidad and Tobagolowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Tunisialowest 10%: 2.3%highest 10%: 31.5% (2000)
Turkeylowest 10%: 2%highest 10%: 34.1% (2003)
Turkmenistanlowest 10%: 2.6%highest 10%: 31.7% (1998)
Turks and Caicos Islandslowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Tuvalulowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Ugandalowest 10%: 2.3%highest 10%: 37.7% (2002)
Ukrainelowest 10%: 3.4%highest 10%: 25.7% (2006)
United Arab Emirateslowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
United Kingdomlowest 10%: 2.1%highest 10%: 28.5% (1999)
United Stateslowest 10%: 2%highest 10%: 30% (2007 est.)
Uruguaylowest 10%: 1.9%highest 10%: 34% (2003)
Uzbekistanlowest 10%: 2.8%highest 10%: 29.6% (2003)
Vanuatulowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Venezuelalowest 10%: 0.7%highest 10%: 35.2% (2003)
Vietnamlowest 10%: 2.9%highest 10%: 28.9% (2004)
Virgin Islandslowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Wallis and Futunalowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
West Banklowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Western Saharalowest 10%: NA%highest 10%: NA%
Worldlowest 10%: 2.5%highest 10%: 29.8% (2002 est.)
Yemenlowest 10%: 3%highest 10%: 25.9% (2003)
Zambialowest 10%: 1.2%highest 10%: 38.8% (2004)
Zimbabwelowest 10%: 2%highest 10%: 40.4% (1995)
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@2048 Labor force - by occupation (%)
Afghanistanagriculture: 80%industry: 10%services: 10% (2004 est.)
Albaniaagriculture: 58%industry: 15%services: 27% (September 2006 est.)
Algeriaagriculture 14%, industry 13.4%, construction and publicworks 10%, trade 14.6%, government 32%, other 16% (2003 est.)
American Samoaagriculture: 34%industry: 33%services: 33% (1990)
Andorraagriculture: 0.3%industry: 20.3%services: 79.4% (2005)
Angolaagriculture: 85%industry and services: 15% (2003 est.)
Anguillaagriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%, manufacturing 3%,construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, commerce 36%,services 29% (2000 est.)
Antigua and Barbudaagriculture: 7%industry: 11%services: 82% (1983)
Argentinaagriculture: 1%industry: 23%services: 76% (2007 est.)
Armeniaagriculture: 46.2%industry: 15.6%services: 38.2% (2006 est.)
Arubaagriculture: NA%industry: NA%services: NA%note: most employment is in wholesale and retail trade and repair,followed by hotels and restaurants; oil refining
Australiaagriculture: 3.6%industry: 21.2%services: 75.2% (2004 est.)
Austriaagriculture: 3%industry: 27%services: 70% (2005 est.)
Azerbaijanagriculture: 41%industry: 7%services: 52% (2001)
Bahamas, Theagriculture 5%, industry 5%, tourism 50%, otherservices 40% (2005 est.)
Bahrainagriculture: 1%industry: 79%services: 20% (1997 est.)
Bangladeshagriculture: 63%industry: 11%services: 26% (FY95/96)
Barbadosagriculture: 10%industry: 15%services: 75% (1996 est.)
Belarusagriculture: 14%industry: 34.7%services: 51.3% (2003 est.)
Belgiumagriculture: 2%industry: 25%services: 73% (2007 est.)
Belizeagriculture: 22.5%industry: 15.2%services: 62.3% (2005 est.)
Bermudaagriculture and fishing 3%, laborers 17%, clerical 19%,professional and technical 21%, administrative and managerial 15%,sales 7%, services 19% (2004 est.)
Bhutanagriculture: 63%industry: 6%services: 31% (2004 est.)
Boliviaagriculture: 40%industry: 17%services: 43% (2006 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovinaagriculture: NA%industry: NA%services: NA%
Botswanaagriculture: NA%industry: NA%services: NA%
Brazilagriculture: 20%industry: 14%services: 66% (2003 est.)
British Virgin Islandsagriculture: 0.6%industry: 40%services: 59.4% (2005)
Bruneiagriculture: 2.9%industry: 61.1%services: 36% (2003 est.)
Bulgariaagriculture: 8.5%industry: 33.6%services: 57.9% (2nd qtr. 2006 est.)
Burkina Fasoagriculture: 90%industry and services: 10% (2000 est.)
Burmaagriculture: 70%industry: 7%services: 23% (2001)
Burundiagriculture: 93.6%industry: 2.3%services: 4.1% (2002 est.)
Cambodiaagriculture: 75%industry: NA%services: NA%
Cameroonagriculture: 70%industry: 13%services: 17% (2001 est.)
Canadaagriculture 2%, manufacturing 13%, construction 6%, services76%, other 3% (2006)
Cayman Islandsagriculture: 1.4%industry: 12.6%services: 86% (1995)
Chadagriculture: 80% (subsistence farming, herding, and fishing)industry and services: 20% (2006 est.)
Chileagriculture: 13.6%industry: 23.4%services: 63% (2003)
Chinaagriculture: 43%industry: 25%services: 32% (2006 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islandsnote: the Cocos Islands Cooperative SocietyLtd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterageworkers; tourism employs others
Colombiaagriculture: 22.7%industry: 18.7%services: 58.5% (2000 est.)
Comoros agriculture: 80% industry and services: 20% (1996 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of theagriculture: NA%industry: NA%services: NA%
Cook Islandsagriculture: 29%industry: 15%services: 56% (1995)
Costa Ricaagriculture: 14%industry: 22%services: 64% (2006 est.)
Cote d'Ivoireagriculture: 68%industry and services: NA (2007 est.)
Croatiaagriculture: 2.7%industry: 32.8%services: 64.5% (2004)
Cubaagriculture: 20%industry: 19.4%services: 60.6% (2005)
Cyprusagriculture: 8.5%industry: 20.5%services: 71% (2006 est.)
Czech Republicagriculture: 4.1%industry: 37.6%services: 58.3% (2003)
Denmarkagriculture: 3%industry: 21%services: 76% (2004 est.)
Djiboutiagriculture: NA%industry: NA%services: NA%
Dominicaagriculture: 40%industry: 32%services: 28% (2000 est.)
Dominican Republicagriculture: 17%industry: 24.3%services: 58.7% (1998 est.)
Ecuadoragriculture: 8%industry: 24%services: 68% (2001)
Egyptagriculture: 32%industry: 17%services: 51% (2001 est.)
El Salvadoragriculture: 19%industry: 23%services: 58% (2006 est.)
Eritrea agriculture: 80% industry and services: 20% (2004 est.)
Estoniaagriculture: 11%industry: 20%services: 69% (1999 est.)
Ethiopiaagriculture: 80%industry: 8%services: 12% (1985)
European Union agriculture: 4.4% industry: 27.1% services: 67.1% note: the remainder is in miscellaneous public and private sector industries and services (2002 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)agriculture: 95% (mostlysheepherding and fishing)industry and services: 5% (1996)
Faroe Islandsagriculture: 33%industry: 33%services: 34% (October 2000)
Fijiagriculture: 70%industry and services: 30% (2001 est.)
Finlandagriculture and forestry 4.4%, industry 18.6%, construction6%, commerce 16.3%, finance, insurance, and business services 13.9%,transport and communications 7.6%, public services 33.2% (2004)
Franceagriculture: 4.1%industry: 24.4%services: 71.5% (1999)
French Polynesiaagriculture: 13%industry: 19%services: 68% (2002)
Gabonagriculture: 60%industry: 15%services: 25%
Gambia, Theagriculture: 75%industry: 19%services: 6% (1996)
Gaza Stripagriculture: 12%industry: 18%services: 70% (2005)
Georgiaagriculture: 55.6%industry: 8.9%services: 35.5% (2006 est.)
Germanyagriculture: 2.8%industry: 33.4%services: 63.8% (1999)
Ghanaagriculture: 56%industry: 15%services: 29% (2005 est.)
Gibraltaragriculture: negligibleindustry: 40%services: 60% (2001)
Greeceagriculture: 12%industry: 20%services: 68% (2004 est.)
Grenadaagriculture: 24%industry: 14%services: 62% (1999 est.)
Guamagriculture: 26%industry: 10%services: 64% (2004 est.)
Guatemalaagriculture: 50%industry: 15%services: 35% (1999 est.)
Guineaagriculture: 76%industry and services: 24% (2006 est.)
Guinea-Bissauagriculture: 82%industry and services: 18% (2000 est.)
Guyanaagriculture: NA%industry: NA%services: NA%
Haitiagriculture: 66%industry: 9%services: 25% (1995)
Holy See (Vatican City)note: essentially services with a smallamount of industry; nearly all dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards,and the approximately 3,000 lay workers live outside the Vatican
Hondurasagriculture: 34%industry: 23%services: 43% (2003 est.)
Hong Kongmanufacturing 6.5%, construction 2.1%, wholesale andretail trade, restaurants, and hotels 43.3%, financing, insurance,and real estate 20.7%, transport and communications 7.8%, communityand social services 19.5%note: above data exclude public sector (2007 est.)
Hungaryagriculture: 5.5%industry: 33.3%services: 61.2% (2003)
Icelandagriculture: 5.1%industry: 23%services: 71.8% (2005)
Indiaagriculture: 60%industry: 12%services: 28% (2003)
Indonesiaagriculture: 43.3%industry: 18%services: 38.7% (2004 est.)
Iranagriculture: 25%industry: 31%services: 45% (June 2007)
Iraqagriculture: NA%industry: NA%services: NA%
Irelandagriculture: 6%industry: 27%services: 67% (2006 est.)
Isle of Managriculture, forestry, and fishing 3%, manufacturing11%, construction 10%, transport and communication 8%, wholesale andretail distribution 11%, professional and scientific services 18%,public administration 6%, banking and finance 18%, tourism 2%,entertainment and catering 3%, miscellaneous services 10% (2001)
Israelagriculture 18.5%, industry 23.7%, services 50%, other 7.8%(2002)
Italyagriculture: 5%industry: 32%services: 63% (2001)
Jamaicaagriculture: 17%industry: 19%services: 64% (2006)
Japanagriculture: 4.6%industry: 27.8%services: 67.7% (2004)
Jordanagriculture: 5%industry: 12.5%services: 82.5% (2001 est.)
Kazakhstanagriculture: 32.2%industry: 18%services: 49.8% (2005)
Kenyaagriculture: 75%industry and services: 25% (2003 est.)
Kiribati agriculture: 2.7% industry: 32% services: 65.3% (2000)
Korea, North agriculture: 37% industry and services: 63% (2004 est.)
Korea, Southagriculture: 7.5%industry: 17.3%services: 75.2% (2007)
Kosovoagriculture: 21.4%industry: NAservices: NA (2006 est,)
Kuwaitagriculture: NA%industry: NA%services: NA%
Kyrgyzstanagriculture: 55%industry: 15%services: 30% (2000 est.)
Laosagriculture: 80%industry and services: 20% (2005 est.)
Latviaagriculture: 13%industry: 19%services: 68% (2005 est.)
Lebanonagriculture: NA%industry: NA%services: NA%
Lesothoagriculture: 86% of resident population engaged insubsistence agriculture; roughly 35% of the active male wage earnerswork in South Africaindustry and services: 14% (2002 est.)
Liberiaagriculture: 70%industry: 8%services: 22% (2000 est.)
Libyaagriculture: 17%industry: 23%services: 59% (2004 est.)
Liechtensteinagriculture: 2%industry: 47%services: 51% (31 December 2001)
Lithuaniaagriculture: 15.8%industry: 28.2%services: 56% (2004)
Luxembourgagriculture: 1%industry: 13%services: 86% (2004 est.)
Macaumanufacturing 11.1%, construction 11.7%, transport andcommunications 6.3%, wholesale and retail trade 13.7%, restaurantsand hotels 11.3%, gambling 19.8%, public sector 7.7%, financialservices 2.6%, other services and agriculture 15.7% (2006)
Macedonia agriculture: 19.6% industry: 30.4% services: 50% (September 2007)
Malawi agriculture: 90% industry and services: 10% (2003 est.)
Malaysiaagriculture: 13%industry: 36%services: 51% (2005 est.)
Maldivesagriculture: 22%industry: 18%services: 60% (1995)
Maliagriculture: 80%industry and services: 20% (2005 est.)
Maltaagriculture: 3%industry: 22%services: 75% (2005 est.)
Marshall Islandsagriculture: 21.4%industry: 20.9%services: 57.7% (2000)
Mauritaniaagriculture: 50%industry: 10%services: 40% (2001 est.)
Mauritiusagriculture and fishing 9%, construction and industry 30%,transportation and communication 7%, trade, restaurants, hotels 22%,finance 6%, other services 25% (2007)
Mexicoagriculture: 18%industry: 24%services: 58% (2003)
Micronesia, Federated States of agriculture: 0.9% industry: 34.4% services: 64.7% note: two-thirds are government employees (FY05 est.)
Moldovaagriculture: 40.7%industry: 12.1%services: 47.2% (2005)