Income share held by highest 10% in Japan
Japan: Income share held by highest 10% was 24.3% in 2020. β¬ Flat
Income share held by highest 10% in Japan, 2008β2020
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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by highest 10% in Japan is 24.3%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Japan peaked at 25.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2013.
Japan ranks 92nd of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 25.0% | 25.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 23.7% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 91 Spain 24.5% compare
- 93 Azerbaijan 24.2%
- 93 Nepal 24.2% compare
- 93 Uzbekistan 24.2% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Japan
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 5 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.21 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,245 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 34.86 (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.059 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 23.6 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0703 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0703 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0856 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1712 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Japan?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Japan was 24.3% in 2020, according to 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.
- What is the highest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2013.
- How does Japan rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Japan ranks 92nd out of 122 countries with data for 2020.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Income share held by highest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.