Top 10 percent income share - Country rankings
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Percent income earned by the top 10 percent of earners, 2020 - Country rankings:
The average for 2020 based on 12 countries was 29.49 percent.The highest value was in Brazil: 39.4 percent and the lowest value was in Belarus: 20.7 percent. The indicator is available from 1967 to 2020. 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, 2020 | Global rank | Available data |
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Brazil | 39.4 | 1 | 1981 - 2020 |
Mexico | 35.5 | 2 | 1989 - 2020 |
Paraguay | 33.3 | 3 | 1990 - 2020 |
Peru | 32.9 | 4 | 1997 - 2020 |
Bolivia | 32.6 | 5 | 1997 - 2020 |
Argentina | 30.3 | 6 | 1980 - 2020 |
Uruguay | 29.9 | 7 | 2006 - 2020 |
Russia | 29 | 8 | 1997 - 2020 |
Thailand | 27 | 9 | 1981 - 2020 |
Ukraine | 21.8 | 10 | 1992 - 2020 |
Armenia | 21.5 | 11 | 1999 - 2020 |
Belarus | 20.7 | 12 | 1998 - 2020 |
Economic outlook around the world
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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