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Income share of the poorest 20%

What part of all income in a country goes to its poorest fifth of the population.

Unit: % of income Period: 1963–2025 Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Source: World Bank · About the indicator
Average: 7% Countries: 171

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1992 to 2025.

Income share of the poorest 20%, 1992–2025

Top-20 · % of income

Income share of the poorest 20%, 1992–202599.51010.511AzerbaijanAzerbaijan: 10.8%10.8IndiaIndia: 10.4%10.4BelarusBelarus: 10.3%10.3KiribatiKiribati: 10.2%10.2SloveniaSlovenia: 10%10UkraineUkraine: 10%10MoldovaMoldova: 9.9%9.9KazakhstanKazakhstan: 9.8%9.8EgyptEgypt: 9.7%9.7ArmeniaArmenia: 9.6%9.6KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan: 9.6%9.6CzechiaCzechia: 9.5%9.5AlgeriaAlgeria: 9.4%9.4IcelandIceland: 9.4%9.4NetherlandsNetherlands: 9.4%9.4Timor-LesteTimor-Leste: 9.4%9.4SyriaSyria: 9.3%9.3TongaTonga: 9.3%9.3FinlandFinland: 9.2%9.2IrelandIreland: 9.2%9.2

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Income share of the poorest 20% — 1992–2025 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 AZ Azerbaijan 10.8 2005 1
2 IN India 10.4 2022 2
3 BY Belarus 10.3 2020 3
4 KI Kiribati 10.2 2023 4
5 SI Slovenia 10 2023 5
6 UA Ukraine 10 2020 5
7 MD Moldova 9.9 2023 7
8 KZ Kazakhstan 9.8 2021 8
9 EG Egypt 9.7 2021 9
10 AM Armenia 9.6 2024 10
11 KG Kyrgyzstan 9.6 2024 10
12 CZ Czechia 9.5 2023 12
13 DZ Algeria 9.4 2011 13
14 IS Iceland 9.4 2019 13
15 NL Netherlands 9.4 2021 13
16 TL Timor-Leste 9.4 2014 13
17 SY Syria 9.3 2022 17
18 TO Tonga 9.3 2021 17
19 FI Finland 9.2 2023 19
20 IE Ireland 9.2 2023 19
21 BE Belgium 9.1 2023 21
22 DK Denmark 9.1 2023 21
23 NO Norway 9.1 2023 21
24 SK Slovakia 9.1 2023 21
25 IQ Iraq 8.9 2023 25
26 MV Maldives 8.9 2019 25
27 MM Myanmar 8.9 2017 25
28 BD Bangladesh 8.8 2022 28
29 BT Bhutan 8.8 2022 28
30 KM Comoros 8.8 2024 28
31 NP Nepal 8.7 2022 31
32 NE Niger 8.7 2021 31
33 CY Cyprus 8.6 2023 33
34 PL Poland 8.6 2023 33
35 GN Guinea 8.5 2018 35
36 AL Albania 8.4 2020 36
37 FJ Fiji 8.4 2019 36
38 EE Estonia 8.3 2023 38
39 ET Ethiopia 8.3 2021 38
40 ID Indonesia 8.3 2025 38
41 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.2 2021 41
42 JO Jordan 8.2 2010 41
43 MN Mongolia 8.2 2022 41
44 PK Pakistan 8.2 2024 41
45 AE United Arab Emirates 8.2 2018 41
46 NR Nauru 8 2012 46
47 GW Guinea-Bissau 7.9 2021 47
48 HU Hungary 7.9 2017 47
49 LA Laos 7.9 2024 47
50 SL Sierra Leone 7.9 2018 47
51 SE Sweden 7.9 2023 47
52 TH Thailand 7.9 2024 47
53 HR Croatia 7.8 2023 53
54 MR Mauritania 7.8 2019 53
55 SD Sudan 7.8 2014 53
56 AT Austria 7.7 2023 56
57 CA Canada 7.7 2022 56
58 FR France 7.7 2023 56
59 RU Russia 7.7 2023 56
60 TN Tunisia 7.7 2021 56
61 BJ Benin 7.6 2021 61
62 CI Côte d'Ivoire 7.6 2021 61
63 ML Mali 7.6 2021 61
64 MT Malta 7.6 2023 61
65 GB United Kingdom 7.6 2021 61
66 VU Vanuatu 7.6 2019 61
67 NG Nigeria 7.5 2022 67
68 PT Portugal 7.4 2023 68
69 RW Rwanda 7.4 2023 68
70 KR South Korea 7.4 2021 68
71 LK Sri Lanka 7.4 2019 68
72 CH Switzerland 7.4 2022 68
73 BF Burkina Faso 7.3 2021 73
74 CN China 7.3 2022 73
75 GE Georgia 7.3 2024 73
76 SN Senegal 7.3 2021 73
77 YE Yemen 7.3 2014 73
78 AU Australia 7.2 2020 78
79 GR Greece 7.2 2023 78
80 LV Latvia 7.2 2023 78
81 LR Liberia 7.2 2016 78
82 MG Madagascar 7.2 2021 78
83 MH Marshall Islands 7.2 2019 78
84 MU Mauritius 7.2 2017 78
85 BI Burundi 7.1 2020 85
86 KE Kenya 7.1 2022 85
87 LU Luxembourg 7.1 2023 85
88 SC Seychelles 7.1 2018 85
89 TJ Tajikistan 7.1 2024 85
90 IR Iran 7 2023 90
91 MW Malawi 7 2019 90
92 RO Romania 7 2023 90
93 SB Solomon Islands 7 2012 90
94 UZ Uzbekistan 7 2025 90
95 BB Barbados 6.9 2016 95
96 TD Chad 6.9 2022 95
97 DE Germany 6.9 2022 95
98 PH Philippines 6.9 2023 95
99 RS Serbia 6.9 2023 95
100 TZ Tanzania 6.9 2018 95
101 JP Japan 6.8 2020 101
102 LB Lebanon 6.8 2022 101
103 WS Samoa 6.8 2013 101
104 TG Togo 6.8 2021 101
105 VN Vietnam 6.8 2022 101
106 MA Morocco 6.7 2013 106
107 GM Gambia 6.6 2020 107
108 IT Italy 6.6 2023 107
109 PS Palestine 6.6 2023 107
110 TV Tuvalu 6.6 2010 107
111 LT Lithuania 6.5 2023 111
112 QA Qatar 6.5 2017 111
113 ES Spain 6.5 2023 111
114 GQ Equatorial Guinea 6.4 2022 114
115 ST Sao Tome and Principe 6.4 2017 114
116 ME Montenegro 6.2 2021 116
117 DO Dominican Republic 6.1 2024 117
118 TM Turkmenistan 6.1 1998 117
119 UG Uganda 6.1 2019 117
120 BG Bulgaria 6 2023 120
121 GA Gabon 6 2017 120
122 MY Malaysia 5.9 2021 122
123 SR Suriname 5.9 2022 122
124 BZ Belize 5.8 2018 124
125 CL Chile 5.8 2024 124
126 MK North Macedonia 5.8 2019 124
127 CV Cabo Verde 5.7 2015 127
128 JM Jamaica 5.7 2021 127
129 UY Uruguay 5.7 2024 127
130 CF Central African Republic 5.6 2021 130
131 SV El Salvador 5.6 2023 130
132 MX Mexico 5.6 2024 130
133 PE Peru 5.6 2024 130
134 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.5 2020 134
135 GD Grenada 5.5 2018 134
136 HT Haiti 5.5 2012 134
137 FM Micronesia 5.5 2013 134
138 LC Saint Lucia 5.5 2015 134
139 TT Trinidad and Tobago 5.5 1992 134
140 TR Türkiye 5.5 2023 134
141 BO Bolivia 5.4 2024 141
142 CM Cameroon 5.4 2021 141
143 DJ Djibouti 5.4 2017 141
144 PY Paraguay 5.3 2024 144
145 IL Israel 5.2 2022 145
146 AR Argentina 5.1 2024 146
147 NI Nicaragua 5.1 2014 146
148 PG Papua New Guinea 5.1 2009 146
149 US United States 5.1 2024 146
150 SS South Sudan 4.9 2016 150
151 EC Ecuador 4.8 2025 151
152 ZW Zimbabwe 4.8 2019 151
153 CR Costa Rica 4.7 2025 153
154 GH Ghana 4.7 2016 153
155 MZ Mozambique 4.7 2022 153
156 GT Guatemala 4.6 2023 156
157 LS Lesotho 4.6 2017 156
158 XK Kosovo 4.5 2022 158
159 GY Guyana 4.3 1998 159
160 VE Venezuela 4.3 2006 159
161 CG Republic of the Congo 4.2 2011 161
162 BR Brazil 3.9 2024 162
163 ZM Zambia 3.9 2022 162
164 AO Angola 3.8 2018 164
165 BW Botswana 3.7 2015 165
166 SZ Eswatini 3.7 2016 165
167 HN Honduras 3.7 2024 165
168 ZA South Africa 3.7 2022 165
169 PA Panama 3.6 2024 169
170 CO Colombia 3.2 2024 170
171 NA Namibia 2.8 2015 171
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Maximum 10.8%
Median 7.1%
Minimum 2.8%

About the indicator

The share of total income or consumption that goes to the poorest twenty percent of the population. Under complete equality it would be twenty percent; in the most equal countries it comes to about nine, in the most unequal to about three. The indicator reads more plainly than the Gini index: instead of collapsing the whole distribution into a single number, it says outright how much goes to those who get the least.

Important: There are no aggregates for country groups: the top and bottom quintiles of a group are not a union of national quintiles, and they cannot be computed from country shares. The same reason as with the Gini index.

Updates
quarterly
Unit of measurement
% of income
Observation period
1963–2025
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
World Development Indicators

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