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Income share held by fourth 20% by country

Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Countries reporting
123
Highest
25.2%
Kosovo
Lowest
18.8%
Mozambique
Median
22.2%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,326

What the numbers show

Income share held by fourth 20% is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 25.2% in Kosovo; the lowest is 18.8% in Mozambique.

The median across all reporting countries is 22.2%, and the mean is 22.1%.

Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 22.4%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 7.1%).

Income share held by fourth 20%: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kosovo 25.2% 2022 up 12.5% flat
1 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 25.2% 2022 up 12.5% flat
3 North Macedonia 24.8% 2019 up 7.8% rising
4 Montenegro 24.0% 2021 up 7.6% rising
5 Israel 23.9% 2022 up 1.7% flat
5 Romania 23.9% 2023 down 2.8% rising
7 Syria 23.7% 2022 up 10.7% rising
8 Slovakia 23.6% 2023 up 3.1% rising
9 Spain 23.4% 2023 down 1.3% rising
10 Sweden 23.3% 2023 up 0.4% flat
11 Japan 23.2% 2020 unchanged flat
11 Luxembourg 23.2% 2023 unchanged flat
11 Uzbekistan 23.2% 2025 — rising
14 Croatia 23.1% 2023 down 2.1% rising
14 Italy 23.1% 2023 unchanged flat
14 South Korea 23.1% 2021 unchanged flat
14 Serbia 23.1% 2023 down 1.7% rising
18 Albania 23.0% 2020 up 3.6% flat
18 Palestine 23.0% 2023 up 4.5% flat
20 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.9% 2021 down 0.4% flat
20 United Kingdom 22.9% 2021 up 1.8% flat
20 Guinea 22.9% 2018 up 4.1% flat
20 Honduras 22.9% 2024 up 9.0% rising
20 Mauritania 22.9% 2019 down 1.7% rising
25 Bhutan 22.8% 2022 up 6.5% rising
25 Estonia 22.8% 2023 up 0.9% rising
25 Hungary 22.8% 2017 unchanged flat
25 Jamaica 22.8% 2021 — rising
29 Norway 22.7% 2023 down 0.9% flat
29 Russia 22.7% 2023 up 8.1% flat
31 Australia 22.6% 2020 down 0.4% flat
31 Canada 22.6% 2022 down 2.2% flat
31 Mongolia 22.6% 2022 up 0.9% flat
31 Nigeria 22.6% 2022 down 0.9% flat
31 Slovenia 22.6% 2023 down 0.4% flat
31 United States 22.6% 2024 up 0.9% falling
37 Argentina 22.5% 2024 down 2.6% rising
37 Austria 22.5% 2023 down 0.9% flat
37 Belarus 22.5% 2020 down 1.3% flat
37 Cameroon 22.5% 2021 up 4.2% rising
37 Finland 22.5% 2023 down 0.4% flat
37 France 22.5% 2023 up 3.2% flat
37 Georgia 22.5% 2024 up 0.9% flat
37 Greece 22.5% 2023 down 3.0% flat
37 Netherlands 22.5% 2021 unchanged flat
37 Poland 22.5% 2023 down 1.7% flat
47 Ethiopia 22.4% 2021 up 5.2% rising
47 Guinea-Bissau 22.4% 2021 up 22.4% flat
47 Lithuania 22.4% 2023 unchanged flat
47 Latvia 22.4% 2023 down 0.9% flat
47 Malta 22.4% 2023 down 0.4% flat
47 El Salvador 22.4% 2023 up 8.2% rising
47 Thailand 22.4% 2024 up 1.4% rising
47 Uruguay 22.4% 2024 down 0.4% flat
55 Belize 22.3% 2018 — rising
55 Switzerland 22.3% 2023 down 0.9% flat
55 Germany 22.3% 2022 down 0.9% flat
55 Dominican Republic 22.3% 2024 up 3.7% rising
55 Ghana 22.3% 2016 up 2.8% flat
55 Kyrgyzstan 22.3% 2024 up 1.4% flat
55 Tajikistan 22.3% 2024 down 0.4% flat
62 Belgium 22.2% 2023 down 3.5% flat
62 Bolivia 22.2% 2024 up 4.2% rising
62 Czechia 22.2% 2023 up 1.8% flat
62 Iceland 22.2% 2019 up 1.8% flat
62 Moldova 22.2% 2024 down 1.3% flat
62 Nepal 22.2% 2022 up 1.8% flat
68 Benin 22.1% 2021 up 9.4% rising
68 Malaysia 22.1% 2021 up 0.9% rising
68 Peru 22.1% 2024 down 0.5% rising
68 Ukraine 22.1% 2020 down 1.3% flat
68 Venezuela 22.1% 2006 up 3.3% rising
73 India 22.0% 2023 up 2.8% flat
73 Ireland 22.0% 2023 down 0.9% flat
73 Iran 22.0% 2023 down 0.9% rising
73 Vietnam 22.0% 2022 down 0.9% rising
77 Armenia 21.9% 2024 down 0.5% rising
77 China 21.9% 2022 down 2.2% flat
77 Tunisia 21.9% 2021 down 0.9% flat
77 Uganda 21.9% 2023 up 6.3% flat
81 Bangladesh 21.8% 2022 up 2.8% flat
81 Cote d'Ivoire 21.8% 2021 up 0.5% flat
81 Gambia 21.8% 2020 up 6.3% rising
84 Cyprus 21.7% 2023 up 4.8% flat
84 Portugal 21.7% 2023 down 2.7% flat
86 Mali 21.6% 2021 down 4.0% rising
86 Senegal 21.6% 2021 down 0.5% rising
86 Togo 21.6% 2021 up 0.9% flat
89 Costa Rica 21.5% 2025 up 4.4% falling
89 Jordan 21.5% 2010 up 0.9% flat
89 Kazakhstan 21.5% 2021 down 4.0% falling
92 Burundi 21.4% 2020 up 2.9% flat
92 Denmark 21.4% 2023 down 2.3% flat
92 Egypt 21.4% 2021 up 1.4% flat
92 Guatemala 21.4% 2023 up 6.5% rising
96 Laos 21.3% 2024 unchanged flat
96 Pakistan 21.3% 2024 unchanged flat
98 Bulgaria 21.2% 2023 down 6.2% flat
98 Ecuador 21.2% 2025 down 0.5% rising
98 Kenya 21.2% 2022 down 1.4% rising
98 Madagascar 21.2% 2021 up 5.5% flat
102 Burkina Faso 21.1% 2021 up 1.0% rising
102 Indonesia 21.1% 2025 up 2.9% flat
102 Mexico 21.1% 2024 up 9.3% rising
102 Panama 21.1% 2024 up 1.9% flat
106 Malawi 21.0% 2019 up 5.0% rising
107 Azerbaijan 20.9% 2005 down 7.1% falling
107 Morocco 20.9% 2013 down 0.5% falling
107 Philippines 20.9% 2023 up 2.0% flat
107 Turkey 20.9% 2023 down 4.6% flat
111 Sri Lanka 20.8% 2019 down 1.0% flat
111 Niger 20.8% 2021 down 2.8% flat
113 Paraguay 20.7% 2024 up 6.2% rising
114 Zambia 20.5% 2022 up 5.7% falling
115 Tanzania 20.4% 2018 down 3.3% falling
116 Chile 20.3% 2024 up 5.7% rising
117 Nicaragua 19.9% 2014 up 3.1% rising
118 Brazil 19.8% 2024 up 1.5% rising
118 Rwanda 19.8% 2023 up 4.2% rising
120 Colombia 19.3% 2024 down 2.5% flat
121 Botswana 19.1% 2015 up 13.7% flat
121 South Africa 19.1% 2022 up 13.0% flat
123 Mozambique 18.8% 2022 up 8.0% flat

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Indicator
Income share held by fourth 20%
Source
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ
Licence
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Coverage
123 places, 2,326 data points, 1963–2025
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.