Income share held by the richest 10% by country, 2021
The share of total income or consumption that goes to the richest 10% of the population, from national household surveys.
81 places ranked for 2021. Highest: Colombia (43.7%). Lowest: Slovakia (19.1%). The median is 26.3%.
Highest 10
- 1. Colombia 43.7%
- 2. Brazil 41.5%
- 3. Panama 39.3%
- 4. Costa Rica 37.2%
- 5. Ecuador 34.7%
- 6. Türkiye 34.7%
- 7. Central African Republic 33.1%
- 8. Paraguay 33.1%
- 9. Kosovo 32.9%
- 10. Philippines 32.5%
Lowest 10
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 81. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
In short
- Among the 81 countries with a value for 2021, the highest is Colombia (43.7%) and the lowest Slovakia (19.1%).
- Half of the countries are above 26.3% and half below.
- From 2020 to 2021 the value rose in 2 countries and fell in 3.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 43.7% | 2021 | |
| 2 | Brazil | 41.5% | 2021 | |
| 3 | Panama | 39.3% | 2021 | |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 37.2% | 2021 | |
| 5 | Ecuador | 34.7% | 2021 | |
| 6 | Türkiye | 34.7% | 2021 | |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 33.1% | 2021 | |
| 8 | Paraguay | 33.1% | 2021 | |
| 9 | Kosovo | 32.9% | 2021 | |
| 10 | Philippines | 32.5% | 2021 | |
| 11 | Kenya | 31.8% | 2021 | |
| 12 | Argentina | 31.2% | 2021 | |
| 13 | Cameroon | 31.1% | 2021 | |
| 14 | Malaysia | 30.9% | 2021 | |
| 15 | Uruguay | 30.8% | 2021 | |
| 16 | Peru | 30.5% | 2021 | |
| 17 | Bolivia | 30.3% | 2021 | |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 30.2% | 2021 | |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 30.2% | 2021 | |
| 20 | United States | 30.2% | 2021 | |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 29.9% | 2021 | |
| 22 | Jamaica | 29.6% | 2021 | |
| 23 | Madagascar | 29.6% | 2021 | |
| 24 | Togo | 29.6% | 2021 | |
| 25 | Lithuania | 29.1% | 2021 | |
| 26 | El Salvador | 29.0% | 2021 | |
| 27 | Senegal | 28.8% | 2021 | |
| 28 | China | 28.3% | 2021 | |
| 29 | Indonesia | 28.3% | 2021 | |
| 30 | Mali | 28.3% | 2021 | |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 27.8% | 2021 | |
| 32 | Niger | 27.8% | 2021 | |
| 33 | Portugal | 27.5% | 2021 | |
| 34 | Benin | 27.2% | 2021 | |
| 35 | Iran | 27.2% | 2021 | |
| 36 | Israel | 27.1% | 2021 | |
| 37 | Thailand | 27.1% | 2021 | |
| 38 | Tunisia | 27.0% | 2021 | |
| 39 | Russia | 26.6% | 2021 | |
| 40 | Switzerland | 26.6% | 2021 | |
| 41 | Germany | 26.3% | 2021 | |
| 42 | Georgia | 26.2% | 2021 | |
| 43 | Italy | 26.2% | 2021 | |
| 44 | Latvia | 26.2% | 2021 | |
| 45 | Guinea-Bissau | 26.1% | 2021 | |
| 46 | Malta | 25.9% | 2021 | |
| 47 | Serbia | 25.9% | 2021 | |
| 48 | Cyprus | 25.7% | 2021 | |
| 49 | South Korea | 25.0% | 2021 | |
| 50 | United Kingdom | 25.0% | 2021 | |
| 51 | France | 24.9% | 2021 | |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 24.8% | 2021 | |
| 53 | Greece | 24.8% | 2021 | |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 24.8% | 2021 | |
| 55 | Montenegro | 24.7% | 2021 | |
| 56 | Spain | 24.7% | 2021 | |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 24.7% | 2021 | |
| 58 | Egypt | 24.6% | 2021 | |
| 59 | Canada | 24.5% | 2021 | |
| 60 | Luxembourg | 24.5% | 2021 | |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 24.5% | 2021 | |
| 62 | Estonia | 24.3% | 2021 | |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.2% | 2021 | |
| 64 | Norway | 24.2% | 2021 | |
| 65 | Ireland | 24.1% | 2021 | |
| 66 | Romania | 24.0% | 2021 | |
| 67 | Austria | 23.8% | 2021 | |
| 68 | Denmark | 23.8% | 2021 | |
| 69 | Armenia | 23.6% | 2021 | |
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23.6% | 2021 | |
| 71 | Finland | 22.9% | 2021 | |
| 72 | Poland | 22.8% | 2021 | |
| 73 | Sweden | 22.7% | 2021 | |
| 74 | Croatia | 22.3% | 2021 | |
| 75 | Czechia | 22.2% | 2021 | |
| 76 | Moldova | 22.1% | 2021 | |
| 77 | Tonga | 22.0% | 2021 | |
| 78 | Belgium | 21.9% | 2021 | |
| 79 | Netherlands | 21.4% | 2021 | |
| 80 | Slovenia | 20.6% | 2021 | |
| 81 | Slovakia | 19.1% | 2021 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2021, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2021 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by World Bank; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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