Income share held by the richest 10% in Iceland
The richest 10% of people in Iceland received 22.4% of total income or consumption in 2019.
The latest value for Iceland is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Iceland, 2019
22.4%
Change from 2018
+0.7percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019
24.8%
Income share held by the richest 10% in Iceland over time
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Iceland
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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 | Iceland |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 22.4% |
| 2018 | 21.7% |
| 2017 | 22.0% |
| 2016 | 22.8% |
| 2015 | 22.5% |
| 2014 | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 21.3% |
| 2012 | 22.1% |
| 2011 | 22.1% |
| 2010 | 22.0% |
| 2009 | 24.0% |
| 2008 | 27.1% |
| 2007 | 24.8% |
| 2006 | 25.4% |
| 2005 | 24.3% |
| 2004 | 23.7% |
| 2003 | 22.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 21.7% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 24.0%, the figure has changed by −1.6 percentage points.
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At-risk-of-poverty rate
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Poverty or social exclusion rate
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Income inequality (Gini)
24.0 (0 to 100)
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Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
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Severe material and social deprivation
0.8%
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