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Income share held by lowest 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
4.9%
India
Lowest
1.0%
Colombia
Median
2.9%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,326

What the numbers show

Income share held by lowest 10% is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 4.9% in India; the lowest is 1.0% in Colombia.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.9%, and the mean is 2.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Kosovo (down 69.4%).

Income share held by lowest 10%: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 4.9% 2023 up 16.7% rising
2 Azerbaijan 4.8% 2005 up 77.8% rising
3 Belarus 4.5% 2020 up 25.0% rising
4 Kazakhstan 4.3% 2021 up 4.9% rising
4 Moldova 4.3% 2024 up 2.4% rising
4 Ukraine 4.3% 2020 down 2.3% rising
7 Egypt 4.2% 2021 up 2.4% flat
7 Kyrgyzstan 4.2% 2024 down 4.5% rising
9 Slovenia 4.1% 2023 up 13.9% flat
10 Armenia 4.0% 2024 up 14.3% rising
11 Czechia 3.8% 2023 unchanged falling
11 Niger 3.8% 2021 unchanged rising
11 Syria 3.8% 2022 up 46.2% rising
14 Belgium 3.7% 2023 up 12.1% flat
14 Bangladesh 3.7% 2022 down 5.1% falling
14 Finland 3.7% 2023 down 2.6% falling
14 Ireland 3.7% 2023 up 32.1% rising
14 Iceland 3.7% 2019 unchanged flat
14 Nepal 3.7% 2022 up 5.7% flat
20 Bhutan 3.6% 2022 up 33.3% rising
20 Cyprus 3.6% 2023 up 16.1% falling
20 Denmark 3.6% 2023 unchanged falling
20 Netherlands 3.6% 2021 unchanged rising
20 Norway 3.6% 2023 down 2.7% falling
25 Ethiopia 3.5% 2021 up 9.4% flat
25 Guinea 3.5% 2018 up 40.0% rising
25 Indonesia 3.5% 2025 up 12.9% falling
25 Jordan 3.5% 2010 up 16.7% rising
29 Albania 3.4% 2020 down 8.1% falling
29 Guinea-Bissau 3.4% 2021 up 100.0% rising
29 Mongolia 3.4% 2022 up 9.7% rising
29 Pakistan 3.4% 2024 down 19.0% rising
29 Thailand 3.4% 2024 up 13.3% rising
34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.3% 2021 up 17.9% flat
34 Laos 3.3% 2024 up 3.1% falling
34 Poland 3.3% 2023 up 22.2% falling
34 Slovakia 3.3% 2023 up 10.0% falling
38 Mali 3.2% 2021 down 3.0% rising
39 Benin 3.1% 2021 up 24.0% flat
39 China 3.1% 2022 up 47.6% falling
39 Cote d'Ivoire 3.1% 2021 up 72.2% rising
39 Estonia 3.1% 2023 up 29.2% rising
39 Sri Lanka 3.1% 2019 down 6.1% falling
39 Mauritania 3.1% 2019 up 19.2% rising
39 Russia 3.1% 2023 up 19.2% rising
39 Rwanda 3.1% 2023 up 29.2% rising
39 Tunisia 3.1% 2021 up 29.2% rising
48 Burkina Faso 3.0% 2021 up 11.1% rising
48 Switzerland 3.0% 2023 down 9.1% flat
48 France 3.0% 2023 down 6.2% rising
48 Hungary 3.0% 2017 down 14.3% falling
48 Nigeria 3.0% 2022 up 3.4% rising
48 Senegal 3.0% 2021 up 30.4% rising
54 Burundi 2.9% 2020 up 3.6% flat
54 Canada 2.9% 2022 up 16.0% rising
54 United Kingdom 2.9% 2021 down 6.5% falling
54 Georgia 2.9% 2024 up 20.8% rising
54 Croatia 2.9% 2023 up 16.0% falling
54 Kenya 2.9% 2022 up 20.8% rising
54 South Korea 2.9% 2021 up 11.5% rising
54 Madagascar 2.9% 2021 up 20.8% rising
54 Malawi 2.9% 2019 up 31.8% rising
54 Philippines 2.9% 2023 up 38.1% flat
54 Tajikistan 2.9% 2024 down 3.3% falling
54 Tanzania 2.9% 2018 up 16.0% rising
66 Austria 2.8% 2023 down 9.7% falling
66 Iran 2.8% 2023 down 9.7% rising
66 Luxembourg 2.8% 2023 down 9.7% falling
66 Malta 2.8% 2023 down 20.0% falling
66 Sweden 2.8% 2023 down 3.4% falling
66 Togo 2.8% 2021 up 47.4% rising
72 Greece 2.7% 2023 up 35.0% flat
72 Morocco 2.7% 2013 up 3.8% flat
72 Portugal 2.7% 2023 up 28.6% rising
75 Australia 2.6% 2020 down 3.7% flat
75 Gambia 2.6% 2020 up 18.2% rising
75 Latvia 2.6% 2023 up 13.0% falling
75 Uganda 2.6% 2023 up 4.0% rising
75 Vietnam 2.6% 2022 down 7.1% falling
80 Palestine 2.5% 2023 down 19.4% falling
80 Serbia 2.5% 2023 up 92.3% falling
82 Romania 2.4% 2023 up 50.0% falling
82 Uzbekistan 2.4% 2025 — falling
84 Chile 2.3% 2024 up 9.5% rising
84 Germany 2.3% 2022 down 30.3% falling
84 Dominican Republic 2.3% 2024 up 21.1% rising
84 Italy 2.3% 2023 up 15.0% falling
84 Japan 2.3% 2020 down 11.5% flat
84 Malaysia 2.3% 2021 up 15.0% rising
90 Belize 2.2% 2018 — rising
90 Spain 2.2% 2023 up 22.2% falling
90 Jamaica 2.2% 2021 — flat
90 Lithuania 2.2% 2023 down 12.0% falling
90 Uruguay 2.2% 2024 up 4.8% rising
95 Bulgaria 2.1% 2023 up 16.7% falling
95 Cameroon 2.1% 2021 up 23.5% falling
95 Mexico 2.1% 2024 up 23.5% rising
95 Montenegro 2.1% 2021 down 36.4% falling
95 Turkey 2.1% 2023 down 4.5% falling
100 Nicaragua 2.0% 2014 up 5.3% rising
100 Peru 2.0% 2024 up 25.0% rising
100 Paraguay 2.0% 2024 up 42.9% rising
103 Argentina 1.9% 2024 up 5.6% rising
103 Bolivia 1.9% 2024 up 72.7% rising
103 North Macedonia 1.9% 2019 up 58.3% falling
103 El Salvador 1.9% 2023 down 9.5% rising
107 Costa Rica 1.8% 2025 up 20.0% rising
107 Israel 1.8% 2022 up 5.9% falling
109 Ecuador 1.7% 2025 up 6.2% rising
109 Mozambique 1.7% 2022 up 6.2% falling
109 United States 1.7% 2024 unchanged falling
112 Ghana 1.6% 2016 down 15.8% falling
112 Guatemala 1.6% 2023 down 5.9% rising
114 Zambia 1.5% 2022 down 6.2% rising
115 Botswana 1.4% 2015 up 40.0% flat
115 South Africa 1.4% 2022 up 40.0% flat
117 Brazil 1.3% 2024 up 8.3% rising
118 Honduras 1.2% 2024 down 7.7% rising
118 Panama 1.2% 2024 up 20.0% rising
118 Venezuela 1.2% 2006 down 7.7% falling
121 Kosovo 1.1% 2022 down 69.4% volatile
121 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 1.1% 2022 down 69.4% volatile
123 Colombia 1.0% 2024 unchanged flat

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Indicator
Income share held by lowest 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.