Income share held by highest 10% in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Income share held by highest 10% was 25.1% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Income share held by highest 10% in Russian Federation, 1993β2023
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 Russian Federation is 25.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Russian Federation peaked at 35.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 2023.
Russian Federation ranks 75th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.2% | 27.7% | 35.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 27.6% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 26.2% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 25.1% | 26.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 72 Italy 25.8% compare
- 73 Bangladesh 25.5% compare
- 73 Denmark 25.5% compare
- 75 Kosovo 25.1% compare
- 77 France 25.0% compare
- 77 Republic of Korea 25.0% compare
- 77 Luxembourg 25.0% compare
- 77 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 25.0% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Russian Federation
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 5 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.45 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,167 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -7.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.47 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 30.47 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 21.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.169 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Russian Federation?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Russian Federation was 25.1% in 2023, 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 2023.
- How does Russian Federation rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Russian Federation ranks 75th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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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About this data
Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.