Income share held by highest 20% in Russia
Russia: Income share held by highest 20% was 41.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income share held by highest 20% in Russia, 1993–2023
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 20% in Russia is 41.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 20% in Russia peaked at 51.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2023.
Russia ranks 72nd of 123 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.
Income share held by highest 20% in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 50.6% | — |
| 1996 | 51.1% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 45.1% | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 44.6% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 43.8% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 43.7% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 43.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 44.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 46.7% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 47.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 48.9% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 47.1% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 47.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 42.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 41.6% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | -1.4% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 41.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.9%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Russia's 41.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.1%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.0% | 43.8% | 51.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 43.7% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 42.3% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 41.0% | 42.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More poverty & inequality data for Russia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,167 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 20% in Russia?
- Income share held by highest 20% in Russia was 41.0% 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 20% recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2023.
- How does Russia rank for income share held by highest 20%?
- Russia ranks 72nd out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by highest 20% rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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 20%. 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. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.