Income share held by the richest 10% in Greece
The richest 10% of people in Greece received 26.0% of total income or consumption in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2015.
Greece, 2023
26.0%
Change from 2022
+0.3percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
24.6%
Income share held by the richest 10% in Greece over time
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Greece
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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 | Greece |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 26.0% |
| 2022 | 25.7% |
| 2021 | 24.8% |
| 2020 | 25.2% |
| 2019 | 24.9% |
| 2018 | 24.9% |
| 2017 | 25.9% |
| 2016 | 25.9% |
| 2015 | 26.2% |
| 2014 | 26.1% |
| 2013 | 26.4% |
| 2012 | 26.6% |
| 2011 | 25.6% |
| 2010 | 25.6% |
| 2009 | 26.0% |
| 2008 | 26.0% |
| 2007 | 26.0% |
| 2006 | 26.7% |
| 2005 | 26.3% |
| 2004 | 25.5% |
| 2003 | 24.6% |
| 2002 | 27.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 25.7% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 26.4%, the figure has changed by −0.4 percentage points.
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