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 68 countries was 27.63 percent. The highest value was in Colombia: 43.7 percent and the lowest value was in Slovakia: 19.2 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 39.4 3 1979 - 2023
Costa Rica 37.2 4 1981 - 2022
Ecuador 34.7 5 1987 - 2022
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
Indonesia 30.1 19 1984 - 2023
USA 30.1 20 1963 - 2021
Bulgaria 29.9 21 2006 - 2021
Jamaica 29.9 22 1988 - 2021
Togo 29.6 23 2006 - 2021
Lithuania 29.1 24 2004 - 2021
El Salvador 29 25 1991 - 2022
Senegal 28.8 26 1991 - 2021
Mali 28.3 27 1994 - 2021
Ivory Coast 27.8 28 1985 - 2021
Niger 27.8 29 1992 - 2021
Portugal 27.6 30 2003 - 2021
Benin 27.2 31 2003 - 2021
Iran 27.2 32 1986 - 2022
Israel 27.1 33 1979 - 2021
Thailand 27.1 34 1981 - 2021
Tunisia 27 35 1985 - 2021
Georgia 26.2 36 1996 - 2021
Italy 26.2 37 1977 - 2021
Latvia 26.2 38 2004 - 2021
G.-Bissau 26.1 39 1993 - 2021
Serbia 25.9 40 2012 - 2021
Cyprus 25.7 41 2004 - 2021
India 25.6 42 1977 - 2021
UK 25 43 1968 - 2021
France 24.9 44 1970 - 2021
Greece 24.8 45 1995 - 2021
Ireland 24.8 46 1987 - 2021
Kazakhstan 24.8 47 1996 - 2021
Montenegro 24.7 48 2012 - 2021
Spain 24.7 49 1980 - 2021
Luxembourg 24.6 50 1985 - 2021
Estonia 24.3 51 2003 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 24.2 52 2000 - 2021
Hungary 24.1 53 2004 - 2021
Romania 24 54 2006 - 2021
Austria 23.8 55 1994 - 2021
Denmark 23.8 56 1987 - 2021
Armenia 23.6 57 1999 - 2022
Finland 22.9 58 1987 - 2021
Poland 22.8 59 2004 - 2021
Sweden 22.7 60 1975 - 2021
Croatia 22.3 61 2009 - 2021
Czechia 22.2 62 1992 - 2021
Moldova 22.1 63 1997 - 2021
Tonga 22 64 2000 - 2021
Belgium 21.9 65 1985 - 2021
Netherlands 21.4 66 1983 - 2021
Slovenia 20.7 67 2004 - 2021
Slovakia 19.2 68 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. Indonesia
20. USA
21. Bulgaria
22. Jamaica
23. Togo
24. Lithuania
25. El Salvador
26. Senegal
27. Mali
28. Ivory Coast
29. Niger
30. Portugal
31. Benin
32. Iran
33. Israel
34. Thailand
35. Tunisia
36. Georgia
37. Italy
38. Latvia
39. G.-Bissau
40. Serbia
41. Cyprus
42. India
43. UK
44. France
45. Greece
46. Ireland
47. Kazakhstan
48. Montenegro
49. Spain
50. Luxembourg
51. Estonia
52. Kyrgyzstan
53. Hungary
54. Romania
55. Austria
56. Denmark
57. Armenia
58. Finland
59. Poland
60. Sweden
61. Croatia
62. Czechia
63. Moldova
64. Tonga
65. Belgium
66. Netherlands
67. Slovenia
68. Slovakia
43.70
41.60
39.40
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
30.10
30.10
29.90
29.90
29.60
29.10
29.00
28.80
28.30
27.80
27.80
27.60
27.20
27.20
27.10
27.10
27.00
26.20
26.20
26.20
26.10
25.90
25.70
25.60
25.00
24.90
24.80
24.80
24.80
24.70
24.70
24.60
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
20.70
19.20
0
10.9
21.9
32.8
43.7


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