Income share held by highest 10%
DevelopmentWB WDIwb_wdi:SI.DST.10TH.10•%•1963 → 2025•171 countries
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Coverage
171
Frequency
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Range
1963 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Income share held by highest 10% by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 23.16%
23.16% – 24.76%
24.76% – 26.29%
26.29% – 28.84%
28.84% – 30.84%
30.84% – 33.61%
> 33.61%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Income share held by highest 10%
171 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Income share held by highest 10%
Countries
171
Median
27.7%
Mean
28.5%
25th pctl
24.6%
75th pctl
31.2%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Income share held by highest 10%
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| NamibiaNAM | 47.2% | 2015 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 42.9% | 2015 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 42.7% | 2024 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 42.7% | 2016 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 42.1% | 2022 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 40.8% | 2022 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 40.5% | 2019 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 39.9% | 2013 | |
| AngolaAGO | 39.6% | 2018 | |
| BrazilBRA | 39.3% | 2024 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 39.1% | 2022 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 37.9% | 2011 | |
| PanamaPAN | 37.6% | 2024 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 37.2% | 2014 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 35.7% | 2020 | |
| EcuadorECU | 35.1% | 2025 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 35% | 2024 | |
| UgandaUGA | 34.5% | 2019 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 34.4% | 1998 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 34.4% | 2023 | |
| ChileCHL | 34.3% | 2024 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 34.3% | 2025 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 34.1% | 2023 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 34.1% | 2015 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 33.7% | 2018 | — |
| MexicoMEX | 33.4% | 2024 | |
| RwandaRWA | 33.4% | 2023 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 33.2% | 2006 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 33.1% | 2021 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 33.1% | 2018 | |
| South SudanSSD | 33% | 2016 | |
| LesothoLSO | 32.9% | 2017 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 32.8% | 2017 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 32.3% | 2015 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 32.3% | 2017 | |
| HondurasHND | 32.3% | 2024 | |
| GhanaGHA | 32.2% | 2016 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 31.9% | 2013 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 31.6% | 2023 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 31.5% | 1998 | — |
| SamoaWSM | 31.3% | 2013 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 31.2% | 2024 | |
| HaitiHTI | 31.2% | 2012 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 31.1% | 2023 | |
| CameroonCMR | 31.1% | 2021 | |
| MalawiMWI | 31% | 2019 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 31% | 2009 | |
| KenyaKEN | 30.9% | 2022 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 30.9% | 2021 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 30.8% | 2019 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 30.8% | 2010 | — |
| United StatesUSA | 30.7% | 2024 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 30.6% | 2024 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 30.5% | 2020 | |
| PeruPER | 30.3% | 2024 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 30.2% | 2021 | |
| SurinameSUR | 30.1% | 2022 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 30% | 2018 | |
| UruguayURY | 30% | 2024 | |
| BurundiBDI | 29.9% | 2020 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 29.9% | 2017 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 29.9% | 1992 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 29.7% | 2013 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 29.7% | 2023 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 29.6% | 2021 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 29.6% | 2021 | |
| TogoTGO | 29.6% | 2021 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 29.5% | 2024 | |
| ChadTCD | 29.5% | 2022 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 29.4% | 2018 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 29.4% | 2014 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 29.2% | 2012 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 29.1% | 2022 | — |
| SenegalSEN | 28.8% | 2021 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 28.7% | 2025 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 28.5% | 2024 | |
| ChinaCHN | 28.4% | 2022 | |
| MaliMLI | 28.3% | 2021 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 28.2% | 2023 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 28.2% | 2024 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 28.1% | 2022 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 27.8% | 2021 | |
| NigerNER | 27.8% | 2021 | |
| SudanSDN | 27.8% | 2014 | |
| GabonGAB | 27.7% | 2017 | |
| PakistanPAK | 27.7% | 2024 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 27.5% | 2019 | — |
| JordanJOR | 27.4% | 2010 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 27.3% | 2023 | |
| BeninBEN | 27.2% | 2021 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 27.1% | 2016 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 27.1% | 2023 | |
| IsraelISR | 27% | 2022 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 27% | 2021 | |
| PortugalPRT | 26.9% | 2023 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 26.6% | 2022 | |
| CyprusCYP | 26.3% | 2023 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 26.3% | 2022 | |
| GermanyDEU | 26.2% | 2022 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 26.2% | 2024 | |
| LatviaLVA | 26.2% | 2023 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 26.1% | 2021 | |
| GreeceGRC | 26% | 2023 | |
| ThailandTHA | 26% | 2024 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 25.9% | 2020 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 25.8% | 2016 | — |
| ItalyITA | 25.8% | 2023 | |
| QatarQAT | 25.8% | 2017 | — |
| LebanonLBN | 25.6% | 2022 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 25.5% | 2022 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 25.5% | 2023 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 25.5% | 2017 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 25.3% | 2012 | — |
| Russian FederationRUS | 25.1% | 2023 | |
| KosovoXKX | 25.1% | 2022 | |
| FranceFRA | 25% | 2023 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 25% | 2021 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 25% | 2021 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 25% | 2023 | |
| AustriaAUT | 24.8% | 2023 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 24.8% | 2021 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 24.8% | 2021 | |
| MaltaMLT | 24.7% | 2023 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 24.7% | 2021 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 24.7% | 2023 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 24.7% | 2019 | |
| CanadaCAN | 24.6% | 2022 | |
| ComorosCOM | 24.6% | 2024 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 24.6% | 2021 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 24.6% | 2022 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 24.6% | 2019 | |
| SpainESP | 24.5% | 2023 | |
| JapanJPN | 24.3% | 2020 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 24.2% | 2005 | |
| FijiFJI | 24.2% | 2019 | |
| IraqIRQ | 24.2% | 2023 | |
| NepalNPL | 24.2% | 2022 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 24.2% | 2025 | |
| IrelandIRL | 24.1% | 2023 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 24% | 2014 | |
| HungaryHUN | 23.9% | 2017 | |
| EstoniaEST | 23.7% | 2023 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 23.6% | 2021 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 23.3% | 2024 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 23.3% | 2023 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 23.3% | 2019 | |
| GuineaGIN | 23.1% | 2018 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 22.9% | 2011 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 22.9% | 2024 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 22.9% | 2019 | |
| PolandPOL | 22.9% | 2023 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 22.8% | 2020 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 22.8% | 2023 | |
| BhutanBTN | 22.7% | 2022 | |
| FinlandFIN | 22.5% | 2023 | |
| IcelandISL | 22.4% | 2019 | |
| SwedenSWE | 22.3% | 2023 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 22.2% | 2023 | |
| IndiaIND | 22.1% | 2022 | |
| TongaTON | 22% | 2021 | |
| RomaniaROU | 21.8% | 2023 | |
| UkraineUKR | 21.7% | 2020 | |
| NorwayNOR | 21.6% | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 21.5% | 2023 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 21.4% | 2021 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 20.9% | 2023 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 20.9% | 2022 | |
| BelarusBLR | 20.7% | 2020 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 20.6% | 2023 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 20.5% | 2018 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 18.8% | 2023 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)