Income share held by highest 20% by country
Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Countries reporting
121
Highest
59.9%
Botswana
Lowest
32.8%
Slovakia
Median
41.6%
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,305
What the numbers show
Income share held by highest 20% is currently reported for 121 countries. The highest value is 59.9% in Botswana; the lowest is 32.8% in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 41.6%, and the mean is 43.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 7.9%), and the largest decrease in Guinea-Bissau (down 26.6%).
Income share held by highest 20%: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana | 59.9% | 2015 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 2 | South Africa | 59.5% | 2022 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 3 | Colombia | 58.9% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 4 | Zambia | 56.4% | 2022 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 5 | Mozambique | 55.5% | 2022 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 6 | Brazil | 55.4% | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 7 | Panama | 54.3% | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 52.1% | 2014 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 9 | Ecuador | 51.5% | 2025 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 50.9% | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 11 | Guatemala | 50.6% | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 12 | Paraguay | 50.2% | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 13 | Honduras | 50.0% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 14 | Chile | 49.9% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 15 | Turkey | 49.7% | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 16 | Uganda | 49.5% | 2019 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 16 | Venezuela | 49.5% | 2006 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 18 | Mexico | 48.9% | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 19 | Ghana | 48.6% | 2016 | unchanged | rising |
| 20 | Tanzania | 48.1% | 2018 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 47.9% | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 21 | Cameroon | 47.9% | 2021 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 23 | Rwanda | 47.6% | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 24 | United States | 47.1% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 25 | Morocco | 47.0% | 2013 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 26 | Malaysia | 46.9% | 2021 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 26 | Philippines | 46.9% | 2023 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 28 | Bolivia | 46.7% | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 29 | Belize | 46.3% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 29 | Kenya | 46.3% | 2022 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 46.2% | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 31 | Malawi | 46.2% | 2019 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 31 | Peru | 46.2% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 34 | Uruguay | 46.1% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 35 | Jamaica | 45.8% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 35 | El Salvador | 45.8% | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 45.7% | 2019 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 38 | Gambia | 45.6% | 2020 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 45.4% | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 45.3% | 2021 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 41 | Togo | 45.2% | 2021 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 42 | Burundi | 45.0% | 2020 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 43 | Madagascar | 44.7% | 2021 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 44 | Mali | 43.9% | 2021 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 44 | Senegal | 43.9% | 2021 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 46 | China | 43.7% | 2022 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 47 | Israel | 43.5% | 2022 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 48 | Cote d'Ivoire | 43.3% | 2021 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 48 | Iran | 43.3% | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 48 | Tajikistan | 43.3% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 51 | Indonesia | 43.2% | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 51 | Vietnam | 43.2% | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 53 | Laos | 43.1% | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 54 | Palestine | 43.0% | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 55 | Lithuania | 42.9% | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 56 | Jordan | 42.4% | 2010 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 57 | Benin | 42.3% | 2021 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 58 | Niger | 42.2% | 2021 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 58 | Pakistan | 42.2% | 2024 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 60 | Portugal | 41.8% | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 61 | Guinea-Bissau | 41.6% | 2021 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 61 | Nigeria | 41.6% | 2022 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 61 | Tunisia | 41.6% | 2021 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 64 | Switzerland | 41.5% | 2022 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 64 | Georgia | 41.5% | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 64 | Latvia | 41.5% | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 64 | Thailand | 41.5% | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 68 | Australia | 41.3% | 2020 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 69 | Italy | 41.1% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 70 | Russia | 41.0% | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 71 | Germany | 40.9% | 2022 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 72 | Greece | 40.8% | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 73 | Luxembourg | 40.7% | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 74 | Cyprus | 40.6% | 2023 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 75 | Montenegro | 40.4% | 2021 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 76 | South Korea | 40.3% | 2021 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 77 | Spain | 40.2% | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 78 | Bangladesh | 40.1% | 2022 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 79 | United Kingdom | 40.0% | 2021 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 79 | Mauritania | 40.0% | 2019 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 40.0% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 82 | Serbia | 39.9% | 2023 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 83 | Malta | 39.8% | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 83 | Mongolia | 39.8% | 2022 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 85 | Ethiopia | 39.7% | 2021 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 85 | France | 39.7% | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 87 | Canada | 39.5% | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 88 | Japan | 39.4% | 2020 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 89 | Estonia | 39.3% | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 89 | Kazakhstan | 39.3% | 2021 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 91 | Denmark | 39.2% | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 92 | Austria | 39.0% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 92 | North Macedonia | 39.0% | 2019 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 92 | Nepal | 39.0% | 2022 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38.7% | 2021 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 96 | Egypt | 38.6% | 2021 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 97 | Hungary | 38.5% | 2017 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 98 | Ireland | 38.3% | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 99 | Guinea | 38.2% | 2018 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 100 | Albania | 38.0% | 2020 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 100 | Croatia | 38.0% | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 37.8% | 2005 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 103 | Bhutan | 37.3% | 2022 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 37.3% | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 103 | Poland | 37.3% | 2023 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 106 | Armenia | 37.2% | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 106 | Sweden | 37.2% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 108 | Moldova | 37.0% | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 109 | Romania | 36.9% | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 110 | Finland | 36.7% | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 111 | Belgium | 36.3% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 111 | Iceland | 36.3% | 2019 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 113 | India | 36.1% | 2022 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 114 | Ukraine | 35.9% | 2020 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 115 | Norway | 35.8% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 116 | Czechia | 35.5% | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 117 | Netherlands | 35.2% | 2021 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 118 | Syria | 35.1% | 2022 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 119 | Belarus | 34.8% | 2020 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 119 | Slovenia | 34.8% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 121 | Slovakia | 32.8% | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 42.4%
About this data
Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.