Income share held by lowest 20%
DevelopmentWB WDIwb_wdi:SI.DST.FRST.20•%•1963 → 2024•171 countries
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Coverage
171
Frequency
yearly
Range
1963 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Income share held by lowest 20% by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 5.1%
5.1% – 5.9%
5.9% – 6.9%
6.9% – 7.3%
7.3% – 7.9%
7.9% – 9.04%
> 9.04%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Income share held by lowest 20%
171 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Income share held by lowest 20%
Countries
171
Median
7.1%
Mean
7%
25th pctl
5.6%
75th pctl
8.2%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Income share held by lowest 20%
United StatesUnited KingdomCanada
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| AzerbaijanAZE | 10.8% | 2005 | |
| IndiaIND | 10.4% | 2022 | |
| BelarusBLR | 10.3% | 2020 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 10% | 2023 | |
| UkraineUKR | 10% | 2020 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 9.9% | 2023 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 9.9% | 2023 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 9.8% | 2021 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 9.7% | 2021 | |
| PakistanPAK | 9.6% | 2018 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 9.5% | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 9.5% | 2023 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 9.5% | 2019 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 9.4% | 2011 | |
| IcelandISL | 9.4% | 2019 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 9.4% | 2021 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 9.4% | 2014 | |
| TongaTON | 9.3% | 2021 | |
| FinlandFIN | 9.2% | 2023 | |
| IrelandIRL | 9.2% | 2023 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 9.2% | 2022 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 9.1% | 2023 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 9.1% | 2023 | |
| NorwayNOR | 9.1% | 2023 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 9.1% | 2023 | |
| IraqIRQ | 8.9% | 2023 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 8.9% | 2019 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 8.9% | 2017 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 8.8% | 2022 | |
| BhutanBTN | 8.8% | 2022 | |
| NigerNER | 8.7% | 2021 | |
| NepalNPL | 8.7% | 2022 | |
| CyprusCYP | 8.6% | 2023 | |
| PolandPOL | 8.6% | 2023 | |
| GuineaGIN | 8.5% | 2018 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 8.4% | 2020 | |
| FijiFJI | 8.4% | 2019 | |
| EstoniaEST | 8.3% | 2023 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 8.3% | 2021 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 8.2% | 2018 | |
| CanadaCAN | 8.2% | 2021 | |
| JordanJOR | 8.2% | 2010 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 8.2% | 2022 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 8.1% | 2024 | |
| NauruNRU | 8% | 2012 | — |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 7.9% | 2021 | |
| HungaryHUN | 7.9% | 2017 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 7.9% | 2018 | |
| SwedenSWE | 7.9% | 2023 | |
| ThailandTHA | 7.9% | 2023 | |
| GermanyDEU | 7.8% | 2020 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 7.8% | 2023 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 7.8% | 2019 | |
| SudanSDN | 7.8% | 2014 | |
| AustriaAUT | 7.7% | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 7.7% | 2023 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 7.7% | 2021 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 7.7% | 2023 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 7.7% | 2021 | |
| BeninBEN | 7.6% | 2021 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 7.6% | 2021 | |
| MaliMLI | 7.6% | 2021 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 7.6% | 2019 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 7.5% | 2011 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 7.5% | 2021 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 7.5% | 2022 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 7.4% | 2022 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 7.4% | 2019 | |
| PortugalPRT | 7.4% | 2023 | |
| RwandaRWA | 7.4% | 2023 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 7.3% | 2020 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 7.3% | 2021 | |
| ChinaCHN | 7.3% | 2022 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 7.3% | 2024 | |
| MaltaMLT | 7.3% | 2022 | |
| SenegalSEN | 7.3% | 2021 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 7.3% | 2014 | |
| GreeceGRC | 7.2% | 2023 | |
| KenyaKEN | 7.2% | 2022 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 7.2% | 2016 | |
| LatviaLVA | 7.2% | 2023 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 7.2% | 2021 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 7.2% | 2019 | — |
| MauritiusMUS | 7.2% | 2017 | |
| BurundiBDI | 7.1% | 2020 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 7.1% | 2023 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 7.1% | 2018 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 7.1% | 2024 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 7% | 2023 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 7% | 2018 | |
| MalawiMWI | 7% | 2019 | |
| RomaniaROU | 7% | 2023 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 7% | 2012 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 6.9% | 2016 | — |
| JapanJPN | 6.9% | 2020 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 6.9% | 2023 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 6.9% | 2022 | |
| ChadTCD | 6.9% | 2022 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 6.9% | 2018 | |
| LebanonLBN | 6.8% | 2022 | |
| TogoTGO | 6.8% | 2021 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 6.8% | 2022 | |
| SamoaWSM | 6.8% | 2013 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 6.7% | 2013 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 6.6% | 2020 | |
| ItalyITA | 6.6% | 2023 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 6.6% | 2023 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 6.6% | 2010 | — |
| UzbekistanUZB | 6.6% | 2024 | |
| SpainESP | 6.5% | 2023 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 6.5% | 2023 | |
| QatarQAT | 6.5% | 2017 | — |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 6.4% | 2022 | — |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 6.4% | 2017 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 6.2% | 2021 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 6.1% | 2024 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 6.1% | 1998 | — |
| UgandaUGA | 6.1% | 2019 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 6% | 2023 | |
| GabonGAB | 6% | 2017 | |
| ChileCHL | 5.9% | 2022 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 5.9% | 2021 | |
| SurinameSUR | 5.9% | 2022 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 5.8% | 2018 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 5.8% | 2019 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 5.7% | 2015 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 5.7% | 2021 | |
| UruguayURY | 5.7% | 2024 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 5.6% | 2021 | |
| IsraelISR | 5.6% | 2021 | |
| MexicoMEX | 5.6% | 2022 | |
| PeruPER | 5.6% | 2024 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 5.6% | 2023 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 5.5% | 2020 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 5.5% | 2013 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 5.5% | 2018 | — |
| HaitiHTI | 5.5% | 2012 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 5.5% | 2015 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 5.5% | 1992 | |
| CameroonCMR | 5.4% | 2021 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 5.4% | 2017 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 5.4% | 2022 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 5.3% | 2024 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 5.2% | 2023 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 5.1% | 2024 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 5.1% | 2014 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 5.1% | 2009 | |
| United StatesUSA | 5.1% | 2023 | |
| South SudanSSD | 4.9% | 2016 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 4.8% | 2019 | |
| GhanaGHA | 4.7% | 2016 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 4.7% | 2022 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 4.6% | 2024 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 4.6% | 2023 | |
| LesothoLSO | 4.6% | 2017 | |
| ComorosCOM | 4.5% | 2014 | |
| KosovoXKX | 4.5% | 2022 | |
| EcuadorECU | 4.3% | 2024 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 4.3% | 1998 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 4.3% | 2006 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 4.2% | 2011 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 3.9% | 2022 | |
| AngolaAGO | 3.8% | 2018 | |
| BrazilBRA | 3.7% | 2023 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 3.7% | 2015 | |
| HondurasHND | 3.7% | 2024 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 3.7% | 2016 | |
| PanamaPAN | 3.6% | 2024 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 3.4% | 2023 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 2.8% | 2015 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 2.4% | 2014 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)