Income share held by third 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
19.3%
Slovakia
Lowest
10.7%
Botswana
Median
16.4%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,322
What the numbers show
Income share held by third 20% is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 19.3% in Slovakia; the lowest is 10.7% in Botswana.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.4%, and the mean is 16.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 32.8%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 7.8%).
Income share held by third 20%: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovakia | 19.3% | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 2 | Romania | 18.4% | 2023 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 3 | Netherlands | 18.3% | 2021 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 4 | Czechia | 18.1% | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 5 | Belgium | 18.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Belarus | 18.0% | 2020 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 18.0% | 2019 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 5 | Norway | 18.0% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 5 | Slovenia | 18.0% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 10 | Iceland | 17.9% | 2019 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 10 | Syria | 17.9% | 2022 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 12 | Croatia | 17.8% | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 12 | Sweden | 17.8% | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 17.7% | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 15 | Bhutan | 17.6% | 2022 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 17.6% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 15 | Hungary | 17.6% | 2017 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 15 | Japan | 17.6% | 2020 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 15 | Ukraine | 17.6% | 2020 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 20 | Armenia | 17.5% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 17.5% | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 20 | India | 17.5% | 2022 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 23 | Serbia | 17.4% | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 24 | Albania | 17.3% | 2020 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 24 | Spain | 17.3% | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 24 | Guinea | 17.3% | 2018 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 24 | Moldova | 17.3% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.2% | 2021 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 28 | Canada | 17.2% | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 28 | France | 17.2% | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.2% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | Montenegro | 17.2% | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 33 | Ireland | 17.1% | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 33 | Malta | 17.1% | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 17.1% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 36 | Germany | 17.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 17.0% | 2021 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 36 | Italy | 17.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 17.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Nepal | 17.0% | 2022 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 41 | Egypt | 16.9% | 2021 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 41 | Greece | 16.9% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | South Korea | 16.9% | 2021 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 44 | Denmark | 16.8% | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 16.8% | 2021 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 44 | Mongolia | 16.8% | 2022 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 44 | Mauritania | 16.8% | 2019 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 44 | Kosovo | 16.8% | 2022 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 44 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 16.8% | 2022 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 50 | Azerbaijan | 16.7% | 2005 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 50 | Estonia | 16.7% | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 52 | Switzerland | 16.6% | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 52 | Israel | 16.6% | 2022 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 54 | Australia | 16.5% | 2020 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 54 | Bangladesh | 16.5% | 2022 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 54 | Cyprus | 16.5% | 2023 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 54 | Georgia | 16.5% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 54 | Latvia | 16.5% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 54 | Portugal | 16.5% | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 54 | Russia | 16.5% | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 61 | Nigeria | 16.4% | 2022 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 61 | Tunisia | 16.4% | 2021 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 16.3% | 2021 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 64 | Guinea-Bissau | 16.2% | 2021 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 64 | Lithuania | 16.2% | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 64 | Thailand | 16.2% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 67 | Benin | 16.1% | 2021 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 67 | Palestine | 16.1% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 67 | Vietnam | 16.1% | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Iran | 16.0% | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 70 | Pakistan | 16.0% | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 70 | Tajikistan | 16.0% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 73 | Niger | 15.9% | 2021 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 74 | Jordan | 15.8% | 2010 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 75 | China | 15.7% | 2022 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 75 | Cote d'Ivoire | 15.7% | 2021 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 75 | Laos | 15.7% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 78 | Senegal | 15.6% | 2021 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 79 | Indonesia | 15.5% | 2025 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 79 | Madagascar | 15.5% | 2021 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 15.4% | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 15.4% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 81 | Mali | 15.4% | 2021 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 81 | Peru | 15.4% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 81 | El Salvador | 15.4% | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 81 | Togo | 15.4% | 2021 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 87 | Burundi | 15.3% | 2020 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 87 | Jamaica | 15.3% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 87 | Uruguay | 15.3% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 90 | Belize | 15.2% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 90 | Bolivia | 15.2% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 90 | Gambia | 15.2% | 2020 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 15.1% | 2021 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 93 | United States | 15.1% | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 15.0% | 2019 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 95 | Malaysia | 15.0% | 2021 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 97 | Malawi | 14.9% | 2019 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 98 | Argentina | 14.8% | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 98 | Ghana | 14.8% | 2016 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 100 | Cameroon | 14.7% | 2021 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 100 | Morocco | 14.7% | 2013 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 102 | Kenya | 14.6% | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 102 | Philippines | 14.6% | 2023 | up 12.3% | flat |
| 102 | Venezuela | 14.6% | 2006 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 105 | Honduras | 14.5% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 106 | Rwanda | 14.4% | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 107 | Mexico | 14.3% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 108 | Turkey | 14.2% | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 108 | Tanzania | 14.2% | 2018 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 110 | Paraguay | 14.1% | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 110 | Uganda | 14.1% | 2019 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 112 | Chile | 14.0% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 112 | Guatemala | 14.0% | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 13.8% | 2025 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 115 | Ecuador | 13.7% | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 115 | Nicaragua | 13.7% | 2014 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 117 | Panama | 13.0% | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 118 | Brazil | 12.8% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 119 | Mozambique | 12.5% | 2022 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 120 | Zambia | 11.9% | 2022 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 121 | Colombia | 11.5% | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 122 | South Africa | 10.8% | 2022 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 123 | Botswana | 10.7% | 2015 | up 21.6% | 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.