Top 10 percent income share - Country rankings

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Percent income earned by the top 10 percent of earners, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 57 countries was 27.45 percent. The highest value was in Colombia: 43.1 percent and the lowest value was in Slovakia: 18.8 percent. The indicator is available from 1963 to 2025. 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, 2023 Global rank Available data
Colombia 43.1 1 1980 - 2024
Brazil 40.7 2 1981 - 2024
Panama 36.9 3 1979 - 2024
Costa Rica 35.1 4 1981 - 2025
Turkey 34.4 5 1987 - 2023
Paraguay 34.3 6 1990 - 2024
Guatemala 34.1 7 1986 - 2023
Rwanda 33.4 8 2000 - 2023
Ecuador 33.2 9 1987 - 2025
Honduras 33 10 1989 - 2024
Philippines 31.6 11 1985 - 2023
Bolivia 31.3 12 1990 - 2024
Bulgaria 31.1 13 1989 - 2023
Argentina 31 14 1980 - 2024
USA 30.9 15 1963 - 2024
Uruguay 30.8 16 1981 - 2024
Peru 30.6 17 1985 - 2024
Indonesia 29.9 18 1984 - 2025
Tajikistan 29.9 19 1999 - 2024
El Salvador 29.7 20 1989 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 29.1 21 1986 - 2024
Iran 28.2 22 1986 - 2023
Lithuania 27.3 23 1993 - 2023
Palestine 27.1 24 2004 - 2023
Georgia 26.9 25 1996 - 2024
Portugal 26.9 26 2003 - 2023
Cyprus 26.3 27 2004 - 2023
Latvia 26.2 28 1993 - 2023
Thailand 26.1 29 1981 - 2024
Greece 26 30 1995 - 2023
Italy 25.8 31 1977 - 2023
Denmark 25.5 32 1987 - 2023
Uzbekistan 25.3 33 1998 - 2025
Russia 25.1 34 1993 - 2023
France 25 35 1970 - 2023
Luxembourg 25 36 1985 - 2023
Austria 24.8 37 1994 - 2023
Malta 24.7 38 2006 - 2023
Serbia 24.7 39 2002 - 2023
Spain 24.5 40 1980 - 2023
Iraq 24.2 41 2006 - 2023
Ireland 24.1 42 1987 - 2023
Estonia 23.7 43 1993 - 2023
Croatia 23.3 44 1988 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 23 45 1998 - 2024
Armenia 22.9 46 1996 - 2024
Poland 22.9 47 1985 - 2023
Moldova 22.8 48 1997 - 2023
Finland 22.5 49 1987 - 2023
Sweden 22.3 50 1975 - 2023
Belgium 22.2 51 1985 - 2023
Romania 21.8 52 1989 - 2023
Norway 21.6 53 1979 - 2023
Czechia 21.5 54 1992 - 2023
Kiribati 20.9 55 2006 - 2023
Slovenia 20.6 56 1987 - 2023
Slovakia 18.8 57 1992 - 2023


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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. Turkey
6. Paraguay
7. Guatemala
8. Rwanda
9. Ecuador
10. Honduras
11. Philippines
12. Bolivia
13. Bulgaria
14. Argentina
15. USA
16. Uruguay
17. Peru
18. Indonesia
19. Tajikistan
20. El Salvador
21. Domin. Rep.
22. Iran
23. Lithuania
24. Palestine
25. Georgia
26. Portugal
27. Cyprus
28. Latvia
29. Thailand
30. Greece
31. Italy
32. Denmark
33. Uzbekistan
34. Russia
35. France
36. Luxembourg
37. Austria
38. Malta
39. Serbia
40. Spain
41. Iraq
42. Ireland
43. Estonia
44. Croatia
45. Kyrgyzstan
46. Armenia
47. Poland
48. Moldova
49. Finland
50. Sweden
51. Belgium
52. Romania
53. Norway
54. Czechia
55. Kiribati
56. Slovenia
57. Slovakia
43.10
40.70
36.90
35.10
34.40
34.30
34.10
33.40
33.20
33.00
31.60
31.30
31.10
31.00
30.90
30.80
30.60
29.90
29.90
29.70
29.10
28.20
27.30
27.10
26.90
26.90
26.30
26.20
26.10
26.00
25.80
25.50
25.30
25.10
25.00
25.00
24.80
24.70
24.70
24.50
24.20
24.10
23.70
23.30
23.00
22.90
22.90
22.80
22.50
22.30
22.20
21.80
21.60
21.50
20.90
20.60
18.80
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10.8
21.6
32.3
43.1


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