Income share held by the richest 10% in Switzerland
The richest 10% of people in Switzerland received 26.3% of total income or consumption in 2023.
Switzerland, 2023
26.3%
Change from 2022
−0.3percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
25.0%
Income share held by the richest 10% in Switzerland over time
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Switzerland
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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 | Switzerland |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 26.3% |
| 2022 | 26.6% |
| 2021 | 26.6% |
| 2020 | 26.4% |
| 2019 | 26.6% |
| 2018 | 25.8% |
| 2017 | 25.5% |
| 2016 | 25.8% |
| 2015 | 25.2% |
| 2014 | 25.5% |
| 2013 | 25.5% |
| 2012 | 25.0% |
| 2011 | 24.6% |
| 2010 | 25.4% |
| 2009 | 25.6% |
| 2008 | 26.3% |
| 2007 | 26.7% |
| 2006 | 26.0% |
| 2004 | 24.1% |
| 2002 | 24.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 26.6% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 25.5%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.
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