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Income share held by highest 10% by country

Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

Countries reporting
123
Highest
42.9%
Botswana
Lowest
18.8%
Slovakia
Median
26.3%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,326

What the numbers show

Income share held by highest 10% is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 42.9% in Botswana; the lowest is 18.8% in Slovakia.

The median across all reporting countries is 26.3%, and the mean is 27.7%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 12.7%), and the largest decrease in Guinea-Bissau (down 37.9%).

Income share held by highest 10%: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Botswana 42.9% 2015 down 14.2% flat
2 Colombia 42.7% 2024 up 2.4% flat
3 South Africa 42.1% 2022 down 12.7% falling
4 Mozambique 40.8% 2022 down 10.3% flat
5 Brazil 39.3% 2024 down 4.4% falling
6 Zambia 39.1% 2022 down 4.6% flat
7 Panama 37.6% 2024 down 2.3% falling
8 Nicaragua 37.2% 2014 down 6.1% falling
9 Ecuador 35.1% 2025 up 0.6% falling
10 Paraguay 35.0% 2024 down 14.0% falling
11 Turkey 34.4% 2023 up 12.4% rising
12 Chile 34.3% 2024 down 10.2% falling
12 Costa Rica 34.3% 2025 down 6.8% rising
14 Guatemala 34.1% 2023 down 10.3% falling
15 Mexico 33.4% 2024 down 15.4% falling
15 Rwanda 33.4% 2023 down 11.9% falling
17 Venezuela 33.2% 2006 down 6.7% falling
18 Tanzania 33.1% 2018 up 3.8% rising
19 Honduras 32.3% 2024 down 13.6% falling
20 Ghana 32.2% 2016 down 1.5% rising
21 Morocco 31.9% 2013 down 0.6% rising
22 Philippines 31.6% 2023 down 12.9% flat
23 Argentina 31.2% 2024 up 3.7% falling
24 Bulgaria 31.1% 2023 up 12.7% rising
24 Cameroon 31.1% 2021 down 11.1% falling
26 Malawi 31.0% 2019 down 16.0% falling
27 Kenya 30.9% 2022 down 2.2% falling
27 Malaysia 30.9% 2021 down 5.8% falling
29 Sri Lanka 30.8% 2019 up 4.1% rising
30 United States 30.7% 2024 down 0.3% rising
31 Bolivia 30.6% 2024 down 15.0% falling
32 Gambia 30.5% 2020 down 12.6% falling
33 Peru 30.3% 2024 down 5.6% falling
34 Burkina Faso 30.2% 2021 down 5.6% falling
35 Belize 30.0% 2018 — falling
35 Uruguay 30.0% 2024 up 0.7% falling
37 Burundi 29.9% 2020 down 3.5% rising
38 El Salvador 29.7% 2023 down 13.2% falling
39 Jamaica 29.6% 2021 — falling
39 Madagascar 29.6% 2021 down 13.7% falling
39 Togo 29.6% 2021 down 14.2% falling
42 Dominican Republic 29.5% 2024 down 11.7% falling
43 Uganda 29.3% 2023 down 10.9% flat
44 Senegal 28.8% 2021 down 7.1% falling
45 Indonesia 28.7% 2025 down 8.9% rising
46 Laos 28.5% 2024 down 1.7% rising
47 China 28.4% 2022 down 9.6% rising
48 Mali 28.3% 2021 up 10.1% falling
49 Iran 28.2% 2023 up 5.6% falling
49 Tajikistan 28.2% 2024 up 6.8% rising
51 Vietnam 28.1% 2022 up 1.4% falling
52 Cote d'Ivoire 27.8% 2021 down 14.7% falling
52 Niger 27.8% 2021 up 5.3% falling
54 Pakistan 27.7% 2024 up 9.5% flat
55 Jordan 27.4% 2010 down 7.1% falling
56 Lithuania 27.3% 2023 up 1.5% rising
57 Benin 27.2% 2021 down 21.2% falling
58 Palestine 27.1% 2023 down 0.4% flat
59 Israel 27.0% 2022 down 8.8% flat
59 Tunisia 27.0% 2021 down 7.8% falling
61 Portugal 26.9% 2023 down 2.2% falling
62 Switzerland 26.3% 2023 up 3.1% flat
62 Cyprus 26.3% 2023 down 14.9% flat
62 Nigeria 26.3% 2022 down 1.1% falling
65 Germany 26.2% 2022 up 7.4% rising
65 Georgia 26.2% 2024 down 8.4% falling
65 Latvia 26.2% 2023 down 2.2% flat
68 Guinea-Bissau 26.1% 2021 down 37.9% falling
69 Greece 26.0% 2023 down 1.5% flat
69 Thailand 26.0% 2024 down 9.4% falling
71 Australia 25.9% 2020 down 2.3% rising
72 Italy 25.8% 2023 down 0.4% rising
73 Bangladesh 25.5% 2022 down 5.2% rising
73 Denmark 25.5% 2023 up 7.6% rising
75 Russia 25.1% 2023 down 22.5% falling
75 Kosovo 25.1% 2022 up 6.8% rising
75 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 25.1% 2022 up 6.8% rising
78 France 25.0% 2023 down 5.3% falling
78 United Kingdom 25.0% 2021 down 3.5% rising
78 South Korea 25.0% 2021 up 3.3% rising
78 Luxembourg 25.0% 2023 up 3.3% rising
82 Austria 24.8% 2023 up 2.1% flat
82 Ethiopia 24.8% 2021 down 9.5% falling
82 Kazakhstan 24.8% 2021 up 7.8% falling
85 Malta 24.7% 2023 up 6.5% rising
85 Montenegro 24.7% 2021 unchanged rising
85 Serbia 24.7% 2023 down 12.4% flat
88 Canada 24.6% 2022 down 2.4% flat
88 Egypt 24.6% 2021 down 5.7% flat
88 Mongolia 24.6% 2022 down 6.1% flat
88 Mauritania 24.6% 2019 down 6.1% falling
92 Spain 24.5% 2023 down 5.4% falling
93 Japan 24.3% 2020 up 1.7% flat
94 Azerbaijan 24.2% 2005 down 9.7% falling
94 Nepal 24.2% 2022 down 8.3% falling
94 Uzbekistan 24.2% 2025 — falling
97 Ireland 24.1% 2023 down 7.7% falling
98 Hungary 23.9% 2017 up 7.2% rising
99 Estonia 23.7% 2023 down 10.9% falling
100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 23.6% 2021 down 6.3% falling
101 Armenia 23.3% 2024 down 9.3% falling
101 Croatia 23.3% 2023 down 1.7% flat
103 Guinea 23.1% 2018 down 23.3% falling
104 Kyrgyzstan 22.9% 2024 unchanged falling
104 North Macedonia 22.9% 2019 down 25.4% falling
104 Poland 22.9% 2023 down 9.8% flat
107 Albania 22.8% 2020 down 6.6% flat
108 Bhutan 22.7% 2022 down 26.1% falling
108 Moldova 22.7% 2024 up 2.7% falling
110 Finland 22.5% 2023 up 1.4% rising
111 Iceland 22.4% 2019 down 6.7% falling
112 Sweden 22.3% 2023 up 0.5% rising
113 Belgium 22.2% 2023 up 1.8% flat
114 Romania 21.8% 2023 down 14.2% rising
115 Ukraine 21.7% 2020 up 3.3% falling
116 Norway 21.6% 2023 up 1.4% flat
117 Czechia 21.5% 2023 down 4.9% flat
118 Netherlands 21.4% 2021 down 5.3% flat
119 Syria 20.9% 2022 down 33.9% falling
120 Belarus 20.7% 2020 down 9.2% falling
121 Slovenia 20.6% 2023 down 3.7% falling
122 India 20.5% 2023 down 17.3% falling
123 Slovakia 18.8% 2023 down 15.3% falling

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Indicator
Income share held by highest 10%
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
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
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.