Income share held by the richest 10% in Netherlands
The richest 10% of people in Netherlands received 21.4% of total income or consumption in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1983.
Netherlands, 2021
21.4%
Change from 2020
−0.2percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
24.2%
Position in 2021
79th of 81
Income share held by the richest 10% in Netherlands 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 | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 21.6% |
| 2019 | 23.9% |
| 2018 | 23.0% |
| 2017 | 23.3% |
| 2016 | 22.9% |
| 2015 | 23.0% |
| 2014 | 23.3% |
| 2013 | 22.8% |
| 2012 | 22.5% |
| 2011 | 22.6% |
| 2010 | 22.4% |
| 2009 | 22.4% |
| 2008 | 23.7% |
| 2007 | 24.1% |
| 2006 | 24.7% |
| 2005 | 23.4% |
| 2004 | 23.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 21.6% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 22.6%, the figure has changed by −1.2 percentage points.
- Among the 81 countries with data for 2021, Netherlands has the 79th highest value.
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Income inequality (Gini)
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Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
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Severe material and social deprivation
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