Income share held by second 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
15.3%
Slovakia
Lowest
6.7%
Botswana
Median
12.0%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,322
What the numbers show
Income share held by second 20% is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 15.3% in Slovakia; the lowest is 6.7% in Botswana.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.0%, and the mean is 11.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 43.4%), and the largest decrease in Kosovo (down 17.2%).
Income share held by second 20%: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovakia | 15.3% | 2023 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 2 | Czechia | 14.7% | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 3 | Netherlands | 14.6% | 2021 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 3 | Slovenia | 14.6% | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 5 | Belarus | 14.5% | 2020 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 6 | Belgium | 14.4% | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 6 | Norway | 14.4% | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 8 | Iceland | 14.3% | 2019 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 8 | Ukraine | 14.3% | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | India | 14.2% | 2022 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 11 | Syria | 14.1% | 2022 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 14.0% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 13 | Armenia | 13.9% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 13 | Azerbaijan | 13.9% | 2005 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 13 | Moldova | 13.9% | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 13.9% | 2023 | up 12.1% | flat |
| 17 | Romania | 13.8% | 2023 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 17 | Sweden | 13.8% | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 19 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.6% | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 20 | Bhutan | 13.5% | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 13.5% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 20 | Egypt | 13.5% | 2021 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 23 | Croatia | 13.4% | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 23 | Ireland | 13.4% | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 25 | Albania | 13.2% | 2020 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 25 | Austria | 13.2% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 25 | Hungary | 13.2% | 2017 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 28 | Guinea | 13.1% | 2018 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 13.1% | 2021 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 28 | Nepal | 13.1% | 2022 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.0% | 2021 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 31 | Canada | 13.0% | 2022 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 31 | Estonia | 13.0% | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 31 | Japan | 13.0% | 2020 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 31 | Malta | 13.0% | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 36 | France | 12.9% | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 12.8% | 2022 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 37 | Germany | 12.8% | 2022 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 12.8% | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 40 | Cyprus | 12.7% | 2023 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 40 | Serbia | 12.7% | 2023 | up 15.5% | flat |
| 42 | Spain | 12.6% | 2023 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 42 | Greece | 12.6% | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 42 | Mongolia | 12.6% | 2022 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 12.6% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 46 | United Kingdom | 12.5% | 2021 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 46 | Mauritania | 12.5% | 2019 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 46 | Portugal | 12.5% | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 49 | Australia | 12.4% | 2020 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 49 | South Korea | 12.4% | 2021 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 49 | Latvia | 12.4% | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 49 | Niger | 12.4% | 2021 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 53 | Switzerland | 12.3% | 2022 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 53 | Italy | 12.3% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 12.3% | 2019 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 53 | Pakistan | 12.3% | 2024 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 53 | Tunisia | 12.3% | 2021 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 58 | Georgia | 12.2% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 59 | Jordan | 12.1% | 2010 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 59 | Montenegro | 12.1% | 2021 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 59 | Russia | 12.1% | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 62 | Laos | 12.0% | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 12.0% | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 62 | Nigeria | 12.0% | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 62 | Thailand | 12.0% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 66 | Benin | 11.9% | 2021 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 66 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.9% | 2021 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 66 | Indonesia | 11.9% | 2025 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 66 | Lithuania | 11.9% | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 70 | Vietnam | 11.8% | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 71 | Iran | 11.7% | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 72 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11.6% | 2021 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 73 | Madagascar | 11.5% | 2021 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 73 | Mali | 11.5% | 2021 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 73 | Senegal | 11.5% | 2021 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 73 | Tajikistan | 11.5% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 77 | China | 11.4% | 2022 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 11.3% | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 78 | Palestine | 11.3% | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 80 | Burundi | 11.2% | 2020 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 80 | Burkina Faso | 11.2% | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 11.1% | 2019 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 82 | Kosovo | 11.1% | 2022 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 82 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 11.1% | 2022 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 85 | Malawi | 11.0% | 2019 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 85 | Togo | 11.0% | 2021 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 87 | Gambia | 10.9% | 2020 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 87 | Kenya | 10.9% | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 87 | Rwanda | 10.9% | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 90 | Israel | 10.8% | 2022 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 90 | El Salvador | 10.8% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 10.7% | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 92 | Morocco | 10.7% | 2013 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 92 | Philippines | 10.7% | 2023 | up 23.0% | flat |
| 95 | Peru | 10.6% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 96 | Belize | 10.5% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 96 | Tanzania | 10.5% | 2018 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 96 | Uruguay | 10.5% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 99 | Bolivia | 10.4% | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 100 | Jamaica | 10.3% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 101 | Malaysia | 10.2% | 2021 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 102 | Mexico | 10.0% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 102 | Uganda | 10.0% | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 102 | United States | 10.0% | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 105 | Chile | 9.9% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 106 | Argentina | 9.7% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 106 | Paraguay | 9.7% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 106 | Turkey | 9.7% | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 109 | Cameroon | 9.6% | 2021 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 109 | Ghana | 9.6% | 2016 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 109 | Venezuela | 9.6% | 2006 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 112 | Guatemala | 9.3% | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 9.2% | 2014 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 9.0% | 2025 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 114 | Honduras | 9.0% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 116 | Ecuador | 8.9% | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 117 | Mozambique | 8.6% | 2022 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 118 | Brazil | 8.1% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 119 | Panama | 8.0% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 120 | Zambia | 7.3% | 2022 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 121 | Colombia | 7.1% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 122 | South Africa | 6.9% | 2022 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 123 | Botswana | 6.7% | 2015 | up 26.4% | flat |
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.