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
123
Highest
11.1%
India
Lowest
3.2%
Colombia
Median
7.3%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,326
What the numbers show
Income share held by lowest 20% is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 11.1% in India; the lowest is 3.2% in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.3%, and the mean is 7.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 75.6%), and the largest decrease in Kosovo (down 48.9%).
Income share held by lowest 20%: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 11.1% | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | 10.8% | 2005 | up 52.1% | 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% | 2024 | up 2.1% | 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 | Switzerland | 7.6% | 2023 | down 3.8% | 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 |
| 54 | Nigeria | 7.5% | 2022 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 55 | South Korea | 7.4% | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 55 | Sri Lanka | 7.4% | 2019 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 55 | Portugal | 7.4% | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 55 | Rwanda | 7.4% | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 59 | Burkina Faso | 7.3% | 2021 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 59 | China | 7.3% | 2022 | up 35.2% | 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 |
| 83 | Uganda | 6.6% | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 87 | Spain | 6.5% | 2023 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 87 | Lithuania | 6.5% | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 89 | Montenegro | 6.2% | 2021 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 6.1% | 2024 | up 19.6% | 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 | Kosovo | 4.5% | 2022 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 114 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 4.5% | 2022 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 116 | Venezuela | 4.3% | 2006 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 117 | Brazil | 3.9% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 117 | Zambia | 3.9% | 2022 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 119 | Botswana | 3.7% | 2015 | up 37.0% | flat |
| 119 | Honduras | 3.7% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | South Africa | 3.7% | 2022 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 122 | Panama | 3.6% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 123 | Colombia | 3.2% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
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.