Income share held by the richest 10% in India
The richest 10% of people in India received 20.5% of total income or consumption in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1977.
India, 2023
20.5%
Change from 2022
−1.6percentage points
Median of G20 countries, 2023
29.9%
Income share held by the richest 10% in India over time
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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 | India |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 20.5% |
| 2022 | 22.1% |
| 2011 | 24.8% |
| 2009 | 24.2% |
| 2004 | 24.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.6 percentage points from 22.1% in 2022.
- Since 1977, when it was 25.2%, the figure has changed by −4.7 percentage points.