Income share held by the richest 10% in Germany
The richest 10% of people in Germany received 26.2% of total income or consumption in 2022.
Germany, 2022
26.2%
Change from 2021
−0.1percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
24.6%
Income share held by the richest 10% in Germany over time
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Germany
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% of total income or consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 26.2% |
| 2021 | 26.3% |
| 2020 | 25.6% |
| 2019 | 25.7% |
| 2018 | 25.3% |
| 2017 | 24.7% |
| 2016 | 24.5% |
| 2015 | 24.8% |
| 2014 | 24.0% |
| 2013 | 24.9% |
| 2012 | 24.4% |
| 2011 | 24.4% |
| 2010 | 24.1% |
| 2009 | 24.1% |
| 2008 | 24.5% |
| 2007 | 25.2% |
| 2006 | 24.7% |
| 2005 | 25.2% |
| 2004 | 24.0% |
| 2003 | 23.9% |
| 2002 | 23.7% |
| 2001 | 23.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 26.3% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 24.4%, the figure has changed by +1.8 percentage points.
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