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Income share held by highest 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
59.9%
Botswana
Lowest
32.8%
Slovakia
Median
41.8%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,326

What the numbers show

Income share held by highest 20% is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 59.9% in Botswana; the lowest is 32.8% in Slovakia.

The median across all reporting countries is 41.8%, and the mean is 43.0%.

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

Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in Kosovo (up 11.9%), and the largest decrease in Guinea-Bissau (down 26.6%).

Income share held by highest 20%: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Botswana 59.9% 2015 down 9.9% flat
2 South Africa 59.5% 2022 down 10.5% falling
3 Colombia 58.9% 2024 up 1.9% flat
4 Zambia 56.4% 2022 down 1.9% flat
5 Mozambique 55.5% 2022 down 6.7% flat
6 Brazil 55.4% 2024 down 2.6% falling
7 Panama 54.3% 2024 down 0.9% falling
8 Nicaragua 52.1% 2014 down 4.6% falling
9 Ecuador 51.5% 2025 up 0.4% falling
10 Costa Rica 50.9% 2025 down 5.6% rising
11 Guatemala 50.6% 2023 down 5.6% falling
12 Paraguay 50.2% 2024 down 9.7% falling
13 Honduras 50.0% 2024 down 8.3% falling
14 Chile 49.9% 2024 down 6.9% falling
15 Turkey 49.7% 2023 up 6.7% rising
16 Venezuela 49.5% 2006 down 4.6% falling
17 Mexico 48.9% 2024 down 10.8% falling
18 Ghana 48.6% 2016 unchanged rising
19 Tanzania 48.1% 2018 up 1.9% rising
20 Argentina 47.9% 2024 up 1.9% falling
20 Cameroon 47.9% 2021 down 7.4% flat
22 Rwanda 47.6% 2023 down 8.8% falling
23 United States 47.1% 2024 down 0.6% rising
24 Morocco 47.0% 2013 down 1.7% rising
25 Malaysia 46.9% 2021 down 4.7% falling
25 Philippines 46.9% 2023 down 11.0% flat
27 Bolivia 46.7% 2024 down 10.7% falling
28 Belize 46.3% 2018 — falling
28 Kenya 46.3% 2022 down 2.5% falling
30 Bulgaria 46.2% 2023 up 7.9% rising
30 Malawi 46.2% 2019 down 10.8% falling
30 Peru 46.2% 2024 down 4.3% falling
33 Uruguay 46.1% 2024 unchanged falling
34 Jamaica 45.8% 2021 — falling
34 El Salvador 45.8% 2023 down 7.7% falling
36 Sri Lanka 45.7% 2019 up 2.9% rising
37 Gambia 45.6% 2020 down 8.4% falling
38 Dominican Republic 45.4% 2024 down 9.6% falling
39 Burkina Faso 45.3% 2021 down 3.8% falling
39 Uganda 45.3% 2023 down 6.2% flat
41 Togo 45.2% 2021 down 12.4% falling
42 Burundi 45.0% 2020 down 2.8% flat
43 Madagascar 44.7% 2021 down 9.7% falling
44 Mali 43.9% 2021 up 6.3% falling
44 Senegal 43.9% 2021 down 6.4% falling
46 China 43.7% 2022 down 8.4% rising
47 Israel 43.5% 2022 down 5.4% flat
48 Cote d'Ivoire 43.3% 2021 down 11.6% flat
48 Iran 43.3% 2023 up 3.3% falling
48 Tajikistan 43.3% 2024 up 3.8% rising
51 Indonesia 43.2% 2025 down 6.7% rising
51 Vietnam 43.2% 2022 up 0.5% flat
53 Laos 43.1% 2024 down 2.3% flat
54 Palestine 43.0% 2023 up 1.2% flat
55 Lithuania 42.9% 2023 up 0.9% rising
56 Jordan 42.4% 2010 down 5.6% falling
56 Kosovo 42.4% 2022 up 11.9% rising
56 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 42.4% 2022 up 11.9% rising
59 Benin 42.3% 2021 down 16.6% falling
60 Niger 42.2% 2021 up 3.7% falling
60 Pakistan 42.2% 2024 up 7.1% flat
62 Portugal 41.8% 2023 down 3.0% falling
63 Guinea-Bissau 41.6% 2021 down 26.6% falling
63 Nigeria 41.6% 2022 down 2.8% falling
63 Tunisia 41.6% 2021 down 8.2% falling
66 Georgia 41.5% 2024 down 6.3% falling
66 Latvia 41.5% 2023 down 2.6% flat
66 Thailand 41.5% 2024 down 6.7% falling
69 Australia 41.3% 2020 down 1.7% rising
70 Switzerland 41.2% 2023 up 1.7% flat
71 Italy 41.1% 2023 down 0.7% flat
72 Russia 41.0% 2023 down 14.6% falling
73 Germany 40.9% 2022 up 4.1% rising
74 Greece 40.8% 2023 down 3.3% flat
75 Luxembourg 40.7% 2023 up 2.5% rising
76 Cyprus 40.6% 2023 down 10.0% flat
77 Montenegro 40.4% 2021 up 2.8% rising
78 South Korea 40.3% 2021 up 2.0% flat
79 Spain 40.2% 2023 down 4.1% flat
80 Bangladesh 40.1% 2022 down 3.4% rising
81 United Kingdom 40.0% 2021 down 2.4% rising
81 Mauritania 40.0% 2019 down 5.7% falling
81 Uzbekistan 40.0% 2025 — falling
84 Serbia 39.9% 2023 down 9.9% flat
85 Malta 39.8% 2023 up 5.3% rising
85 Mongolia 39.8% 2022 down 4.6% flat
87 Ethiopia 39.7% 2021 down 4.8% falling
87 France 39.7% 2023 down 2.9% falling
89 Canada 39.5% 2022 down 2.7% flat
90 Japan 39.4% 2020 up 1.3% flat
91 Estonia 39.3% 2023 down 7.3% falling
91 Kazakhstan 39.3% 2021 up 4.5% falling
93 Denmark 39.2% 2023 up 3.4% rising
94 Austria 39.0% 2023 up 0.3% flat
94 North Macedonia 39.0% 2019 down 17.2% falling
94 Nepal 39.0% 2022 down 6.0% flat
97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 38.7% 2021 down 4.9% flat
98 Egypt 38.6% 2021 down 3.7% flat
99 Hungary 38.5% 2017 up 4.9% rising
100 Ireland 38.3% 2023 down 7.3% falling
101 Guinea 38.2% 2018 down 17.3% falling
102 Albania 38.0% 2020 down 2.6% flat
102 Croatia 38.0% 2023 down 2.6% flat
104 Azerbaijan 37.8% 2005 down 10.0% falling
105 Bhutan 37.3% 2022 down 18.9% falling
105 Kyrgyzstan 37.3% 2024 up 0.8% falling
105 Poland 37.3% 2023 down 7.9% flat
108 Armenia 37.2% 2024 down 7.2% falling
108 Sweden 37.2% 2023 up 0.5% rising
110 Romania 36.9% 2023 down 11.3% rising
111 Moldova 36.8% 2024 up 0.5% falling
112 Finland 36.7% 2023 up 0.3% rising
113 Belgium 36.3% 2023 down 0.3% flat
113 Iceland 36.3% 2019 down 4.7% falling
115 Ukraine 35.9% 2020 up 2.0% falling
116 Norway 35.8% 2023 up 0.3% flat
117 Czechia 35.5% 2023 down 2.5% flat
118 Netherlands 35.2% 2021 down 4.9% flat
119 Syria 35.1% 2022 down 25.6% falling
120 Belarus 34.8% 2020 down 7.2% falling
120 Slovenia 34.8% 2023 down 2.2% falling
122 India 34.2% 2023 down 11.9% falling
123 Slovakia 32.8% 2023 down 9.9% falling

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Indicator
Income share held by highest 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
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. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.