Top 10 percent income share - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Percent income earned by the top 10 percent of earners, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 71 countries was 27.53 percent. The highest value was in Colombia: 43.7 percent and the lowest value was in Slovakia: 19.1 percent. The indicator is available from 1963 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Top 10 percent income share, 2021 Global rank Available data
Colombia 43.7 1 1980 - 2022
Brazil 41.6 2 1981 - 2022
Panama 39.3 3 1979 - 2023
Costa Rica 37.2 4 1981 - 2023
Ecuador 34.7 5 1987 - 2023
Turkey 34.7 6 2017 - 2021
C.A. Republic 33.1 7 1992 - 2021
Paraguay 33.1 8 1990 - 2022
Philippines 32.5 9 2000 - 2021
Kenya 31.8 10 1992 - 2021
Argentina 31.2 11 1980 - 2022
Cameroon 31.1 12 1996 - 2021
Malaysia 30.9 13 1984 - 2021
Uruguay 30.8 14 1981 - 2022
Peru 30.5 15 1997 - 2022
Bolivia 30.3 16 1990 - 2021
Burkina Faso 30.2 17 1994 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 30.2 18 1986 - 2022
Bulgaria 29.9 19 2006 - 2021
Jamaica 29.9 20 1988 - 2021
USA 29.7 21 1963 - 2022
Togo 29.6 22 2006 - 2021
Lithuania 29.1 23 2004 - 2021
El Salvador 29 24 1989 - 2022
Senegal 28.8 25 1991 - 2021
Indonesia 28.3 26 1984 - 2023
Mali 28.3 27 1994 - 2021
China 28.2 28 1990 - 2021
Ivory Coast 27.8 29 1985 - 2021
Niger 27.8 30 1992 - 2021
Portugal 27.5 31 2003 - 2021
Benin 27.2 32 2003 - 2021
Iran 27.2 33 1986 - 2022
Thailand 27.1 34 1981 - 2021
Tunisia 27 35 1985 - 2021
Israel 26.6 36 1979 - 2021
Russia 26.6 37 2014 - 2021
Georgia 26.2 38 1996 - 2022
Italy 26.2 39 1977 - 2021
Latvia 26.2 40 2004 - 2021
G.-Bissau 26.1 41 1991 - 2021
Serbia 25.9 42 2012 - 2021
Cyprus 25.7 43 2004 - 2021
India 25.5 44 1977 - 2021
France 24.9 45 1970 - 2021
Greece 24.8 46 1995 - 2021
Ireland 24.8 47 1987 - 2021
Kazakhstan 24.8 48 1996 - 2021
Montenegro 24.7 49 2012 - 2021
Spain 24.7 50 1980 - 2021
South Korea 24.6 51 2006 - 2021
UK 24.6 52 1968 - 2021
Luxembourg 24.5 53 1985 - 2021
Estonia 24.3 54 2003 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 24.2 55 2000 - 2022
Hungary 24.1 56 2004 - 2021
Romania 24 57 2006 - 2021
Austria 23.8 58 1994 - 2021
Denmark 23.8 59 1987 - 2021
Armenia 23.6 60 1999 - 2022
Finland 22.9 61 1987 - 2021
Poland 22.8 62 2004 - 2021
Sweden 22.7 63 1975 - 2021
Croatia 22.3 64 2009 - 2021
Czechia 22.2 65 1992 - 2021
Moldova 22.1 66 1997 - 2021
Tonga 22 67 2000 - 2021
Belgium 21.9 68 1985 - 2021
Netherlands 21.4 69 1983 - 2021
Slovenia 20.6 70 2004 - 2021
Slovakia 19.1 71 2004 - 2021



Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

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1. Colombia
2. Brazil
3. Panama
4. Costa Rica
5. Ecuador
6. Turkey
7. C.A. Republic
8. Paraguay
9. Philippines
10. Kenya
11. Argentina
12. Cameroon
13. Malaysia
14. Uruguay
15. Peru
16. Bolivia
17. Burkina Faso
18. Domin. Rep.
19. Bulgaria
20. Jamaica
21. USA
22. Togo
23. Lithuania
24. El Salvador
25. Senegal
26. Indonesia
27. Mali
28. China
29. Ivory Coast
30. Niger
31. Portugal
32. Benin
33. Iran
34. Thailand
35. Tunisia
36. Israel
37. Russia
38. Georgia
39. Italy
40. Latvia
41. G.-Bissau
42. Serbia
43. Cyprus
44. India
45. France
46. Greece
47. Ireland
48. Kazakhstan
49. Montenegro
50. Spain
51. South Korea
52. UK
53. Luxembourg
54. Estonia
55. Kyrgyzstan
56. Hungary
57. Romania
58. Austria
59. Denmark
60. Armenia
61. Finland
62. Poland
63. Sweden
64. Croatia
65. Czechia
66. Moldova
67. Tonga
68. Belgium
69. Netherlands
70. Slovenia
71. Slovakia
43.70
41.60
39.30
37.20
34.70
34.70
33.10
33.10
32.50
31.80
31.20
31.10
30.90
30.80
30.50
30.30
30.20
30.20
29.90
29.90
29.70
29.60
29.10
29.00
28.80
28.30
28.30
28.20
27.80
27.80
27.50
27.20
27.20
27.10
27.00
26.60
26.60
26.20
26.20
26.20
26.10
25.90
25.70
25.50
24.90
24.80
24.80
24.80
24.70
24.70
24.60
24.60
24.50
24.30
24.20
24.10
24.00
23.80
23.80
23.60
22.90
22.80
22.70
22.30
22.20
22.10
22.00
21.90
21.40
20.60
19.10
0
10.9
21.9
32.8
43.7


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