Income share held by lowest 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
120
Highest
10.8%
Azerbaijan
Lowest
3.2%
Colombia
Median
7.3%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,305
What the numbers show
Income share held by lowest 20% is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 10.8% in Azerbaijan; the lowest is 3.2% in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.3%, and the mean is 7.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 75.6%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 24.4%).
Income share held by lowest 20%: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 10.8% | 2005 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 2 | India | 10.4% | 2022 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 3 | Belarus | 10.3% | 2020 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 4 | Slovenia | 10.0% | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 4 | Ukraine | 10.0% | 2020 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 6 | Moldova | 9.9% | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 9.8% | 2021 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 8 | Egypt | 9.7% | 2021 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 9 | Armenia | 9.6% | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.6% | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 11 | Czechia | 9.5% | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 12 | Iceland | 9.4% | 2019 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 12 | Netherlands | 9.4% | 2021 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 14 | Syria | 9.3% | 2022 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 9.2% | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 15 | Ireland | 9.2% | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 17 | Belgium | 9.1% | 2023 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 17 | Denmark | 9.1% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 17 | Norway | 9.1% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 17 | Slovakia | 9.1% | 2023 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 8.8% | 2022 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 21 | Bhutan | 8.8% | 2022 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 23 | Niger | 8.7% | 2021 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 23 | Nepal | 8.7% | 2022 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 25 | Cyprus | 8.6% | 2023 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 25 | Poland | 8.6% | 2023 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 27 | Guinea | 8.5% | 2018 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 28 | Albania | 8.4% | 2020 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 8.3% | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 8.3% | 2021 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 29 | Indonesia | 8.3% | 2025 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.2% | 2021 | up 12.3% | flat |
| 32 | Jordan | 8.2% | 2010 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 32 | Mongolia | 8.2% | 2022 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 32 | Pakistan | 8.2% | 2024 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.9% | 2021 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 36 | Hungary | 7.9% | 2017 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 36 | Laos | 7.9% | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 36 | Sweden | 7.9% | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 36 | Thailand | 7.9% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 41 | Croatia | 7.8% | 2023 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 41 | Mauritania | 7.8% | 2019 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 43 | Austria | 7.7% | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 43 | Canada | 7.7% | 2022 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 43 | France | 7.7% | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 43 | Russia | 7.7% | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 43 | Tunisia | 7.7% | 2021 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 48 | Benin | 7.6% | 2021 | up 24.6% | flat |
| 48 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.6% | 2021 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 48 | United Kingdom | 7.6% | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 48 | Mali | 7.6% | 2021 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 48 | Malta | 7.6% | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 53 | Nigeria | 7.5% | 2022 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 54 | Switzerland | 7.4% | 2022 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 54 | South Korea | 7.4% | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 7.4% | 2019 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 54 | Portugal | 7.4% | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 54 | Rwanda | 7.4% | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 59 | Burkina Faso | 7.3% | 2021 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 59 | China | 7.3% | 2022 | up 37.7% | falling |
| 59 | Georgia | 7.3% | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 59 | Senegal | 7.3% | 2021 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 63 | Australia | 7.2% | 2020 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 63 | Greece | 7.2% | 2023 | up 22.0% | flat |
| 63 | Latvia | 7.2% | 2023 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 63 | Madagascar | 7.2% | 2021 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 67 | Burundi | 7.1% | 2020 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 67 | Kenya | 7.1% | 2022 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 67 | Luxembourg | 7.1% | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 67 | Tajikistan | 7.1% | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 71 | Iran | 7.0% | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 71 | Malawi | 7.0% | 2019 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 71 | Romania | 7.0% | 2023 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 71 | Uzbekistan | 7.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 75 | Germany | 6.9% | 2022 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 75 | Philippines | 6.9% | 2023 | up 32.7% | flat |
| 75 | Serbia | 6.9% | 2023 | up 46.8% | falling |
| 75 | Tanzania | 6.9% | 2018 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 79 | Japan | 6.8% | 2020 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 79 | Togo | 6.8% | 2021 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 79 | Vietnam | 6.8% | 2022 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 82 | Morocco | 6.7% | 2013 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 83 | Gambia | 6.6% | 2020 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 83 | Italy | 6.6% | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 83 | Palestine | 6.6% | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 86 | Spain | 6.5% | 2023 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 86 | Lithuania | 6.5% | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 88 | Montenegro | 6.2% | 2021 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 6.1% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 89 | Uganda | 6.1% | 2019 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 91 | Bulgaria | 6.0% | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 92 | Malaysia | 5.9% | 2021 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 93 | Belize | 5.8% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 93 | Chile | 5.8% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 5.8% | 2019 | up 41.5% | falling |
| 96 | Jamaica | 5.7% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 96 | Uruguay | 5.7% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 98 | Mexico | 5.6% | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 98 | Peru | 5.6% | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 98 | El Salvador | 5.6% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 101 | Turkey | 5.5% | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 102 | Bolivia | 5.4% | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 102 | Cameroon | 5.4% | 2021 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 104 | Paraguay | 5.3% | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 105 | Israel | 5.2% | 2022 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 106 | Argentina | 5.1% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 106 | Nicaragua | 5.1% | 2014 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 106 | United States | 5.1% | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 109 | Ecuador | 4.8% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 4.7% | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 110 | Ghana | 4.7% | 2016 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 110 | Mozambique | 4.7% | 2022 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 113 | Guatemala | 4.6% | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 114 | Venezuela | 4.3% | 2006 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 115 | Brazil | 3.9% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 115 | Zambia | 3.9% | 2022 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 117 | Botswana | 3.7% | 2015 | up 37.0% | flat |
| 117 | Honduras | 3.7% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 120 | Panama | 3.6% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 121 | Colombia | 3.2% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 4.5%
- South Africa 3.7%
About this data
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.