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Income share of the richest 20%

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

Unit: % of income Period: 1963–2025 Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Source: World Bank · About the indicator
Average: 43.68% 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 richest 20%, 1992–2025

Top-20 · % of income

Income share of the richest 20%, 1992–202550556065NamibiaNamibia: 63.7%63.7EswatiniEswatini: 60.2%60.2BotswanaBotswana: 59.9%59.9South AfricaSouth Africa: 59.5%59.5ColombiaColombia: 58.9%58.9ZambiaZambia: 56.4%56.4ZimbabweZimbabwe: 56.1%56.1AngolaAngola: 55.6%55.6MozambiqueMozambique: 55.5%55.5BrazilBrazil: 55.4%55.4PanamaPanama: 54.3%54.3Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo: 53.7%53.7NicaraguaNicaragua: 52.1%52.1EcuadorEcuador: 51.5%51.5Democratic Republic of …Democratic Republic of the Congo: 51.1%51.1Costa RicaCosta Rica: 50.9%50.9GuatemalaGuatemala: 50.6%50.6GrenadaGrenada: 50.4%50.4Saint LuciaSaint Lucia: 50.3%50.3ParaguayParaguay: 50.2%50.2

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 richest 20% — 1992–2025 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 NA Namibia 63.7 2015 171
2 SZ Eswatini 60.2 2016 170
3 BW Botswana 59.9 2015 169
4 ZA South Africa 59.5 2022 168
5 CO Colombia 58.9 2024 167
6 ZM Zambia 56.4 2022 166
7 ZW Zimbabwe 56.1 2019 165
8 AO Angola 55.6 2018 164
9 MZ Mozambique 55.5 2022 163
10 BR Brazil 55.4 2024 162
11 PA Panama 54.3 2024 161
12 CG Republic of the Congo 53.7 2011 160
13 NI Nicaragua 52.1 2014 159
14 EC Ecuador 51.5 2025 158
15 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 51.1 2020 157
16 CR Costa Rica 50.9 2025 156
17 GT Guatemala 50.6 2023 155
18 GD Grenada 50.4 2018 154
19 LC Saint Lucia 50.3 2015 153
20 PY Paraguay 50.2 2024 152
21 GY Guyana 50.1 1998 151
22 HN Honduras 50 2024 150
23 CL Chile 49.9 2024 149
24 LS Lesotho 49.7 2017 147
25 TR Türkiye 49.7 2023 147
26 SS South Sudan 49.5 2016 144
27 UG Uganda 49.5 2019 144
28 VE Venezuela 49.5 2006 144
29 CF Central African Republic 49.2 2021 143
30 MX Mexico 48.9 2024 142
31 CV Cabo Verde 48.7 2015 141
32 GH Ghana 48.6 2016 140
33 TZ Tanzania 48.1 2018 139
34 AR Argentina 47.9 2024 136
35 CM Cameroon 47.9 2021 136
36 ST Sao Tome and Principe 47.9 2017 136
37 DJ Djibouti 47.6 2017 134
38 RW Rwanda 47.6 2023 134
39 TM Turkmenistan 47.4 1998 133
40 PG Papua New Guinea 47.3 2009 132
41 HT Haiti 47.1 2012 130
42 US United States 47.1 2024 130
43 MA Morocco 47 2013 129
44 MY Malaysia 46.9 2021 127
45 PH Philippines 46.9 2023 127
46 BO Bolivia 46.7 2024 126
47 WS Samoa 46.4 2013 124
48 TV Tuvalu 46.4 2010 124
49 BZ Belize 46.3 2018 122
50 KE Kenya 46.3 2022 122
51 BG Bulgaria 46.2 2023 119
52 MW Malawi 46.2 2019 119
53 PE Peru 46.2 2024 119
54 TT Trinidad and Tobago 46.1 1992 117
55 UY Uruguay 46.1 2024 117
56 FM Micronesia 46 2013 116
57 SV El Salvador 45.8 2023 114
58 JM Jamaica 45.8 2021 114
59 LK Sri Lanka 45.7 2019 113
60 GM Gambia 45.6 2020 111
61 SR Suriname 45.6 2022 111
62 DO Dominican Republic 45.4 2024 109
63 GQ Equatorial Guinea 45.4 2022 109
64 BF Burkina Faso 45.3 2021 108
65 TG Togo 45.2 2021 107
66 BI Burundi 45 2020 106
67 TD Chad 44.9 2022 105
68 MG Madagascar 44.7 2021 103
69 YE Yemen 44.7 2014 103
70 MU Mauritius 44.6 2017 101
71 SB Solomon Islands 44.6 2012 101
72 GA Gabon 44.4 2017 100
73 SL Sierra Leone 44.2 2018 99
74 ML Mali 43.9 2021 97
75 SN Senegal 43.9 2021 97
76 CN China 43.7 2022 96
77 IL Israel 43.5 2022 95
78 CI Côte d'Ivoire 43.3 2021 92
79 IR Iran 43.3 2023 92
80 TJ Tajikistan 43.3 2024 92
81 ID Indonesia 43.2 2025 89
82 MH Marshall Islands 43.2 2019 89
83 VN Vietnam 43.2 2022 89
84 LA Laos 43.1 2024 88
85 PS Palestine 43 2023 87
86 LT Lithuania 42.9 2023 86
87 LR Liberia 42.8 2016 85
88 JO Jordan 42.4 2010 82
89 XK Kosovo 42.4 2022 82
90 SD Sudan 42.4 2014 82
91 BJ Benin 42.3 2021 80
92 LB Lebanon 42.3 2022 80
93 NE Niger 42.2 2021 78
94 PK Pakistan 42.2 2024 78
95 QA Qatar 41.9 2017 77
96 PT Portugal 41.8 2023 76
97 GW Guinea-Bissau 41.6 2021 73
98 NG Nigeria 41.6 2022 73
99 TN Tunisia 41.6 2021 73
100 GE Georgia 41.5 2024 69
101 LV Latvia 41.5 2023 69
102 CH Switzerland 41.5 2022 69
103 TH Thailand 41.5 2024 69
104 AU Australia 41.3 2020 68
105 BB Barbados 41.2 2016 67
106 IT Italy 41.1 2023 66
107 RU Russia 41 2023 65
108 DE Germany 40.9 2022 64
109 GR Greece 40.8 2023 63
110 LU Luxembourg 40.7 2023 61
111 NR Nauru 40.7 2012 61
112 CY Cyprus 40.6 2023 60
113 ME Montenegro 40.4 2021 59
114 KR South Korea 40.3 2021 58
115 ES Spain 40.2 2023 57
116 BD Bangladesh 40.1 2022 56
117 MR Mauritania 40 2019 53
118 GB United Kingdom 40 2021 53
119 UZ Uzbekistan 40 2025 53
120 MM Myanmar 39.9 2017 50
121 RS Serbia 39.9 2023 50
122 VU Vanuatu 39.9 2019 50
123 MT Malta 39.8 2023 48
124 MN Mongolia 39.8 2022 48
125 ET Ethiopia 39.7 2021 46
126 FR France 39.7 2023 46
127 CA Canada 39.5 2022 45
128 FJ Fiji 39.4 2019 43
129 JP Japan 39.4 2020 43
130 KM Comoros 39.3 2024 40
131 EE Estonia 39.3 2023 40
132 KZ Kazakhstan 39.3 2021 40
133 DK Denmark 39.2 2023 39
134 SC Seychelles 39.1 2018 38
135 AT Austria 39 2023 35
136 NP Nepal 39 2022 35
137 MK North Macedonia 39 2019 35
138 IQ Iraq 38.9 2023 34
139 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 38.7 2021 33
140 EG Egypt 38.6 2021 32
141 HU Hungary 38.5 2017 30
142 MV Maldives 38.5 2019 30
143 TL Timor-Leste 38.4 2014 29
144 IE Ireland 38.3 2023 28
145 GN Guinea 38.2 2018 27
146 AL Albania 38 2020 25
147 HR Croatia 38 2023 25
148 AZ Azerbaijan 37.8 2005 24
149 BT Bhutan 37.3 2022 21
150 KG Kyrgyzstan 37.3 2024 21
151 PL Poland 37.3 2023 21
152 DZ Algeria 37.2 2011 18
153 AM Armenia 37.2 2024 18
154 SE Sweden 37.2 2023 18
155 MD Moldova 37 2023 17
156 RO Romania 36.9 2023 16
157 FI Finland 36.7 2023 15
158 TO Tonga 36.6 2021 14
159 BE Belgium 36.3 2023 12
160 IS Iceland 36.3 2019 12
161 IN India 36.1 2022 11
162 UA Ukraine 35.9 2020 10
163 NO Norway 35.8 2023 9
164 CZ Czechia 35.5 2023 8
165 NL Netherlands 35.2 2021 7
166 KI Kiribati 35.1 2023 5
167 SY Syria 35.1 2022 5
168 BY Belarus 34.8 2020 2
169 SI Slovenia 34.8 2023 2
170 AE United Arab Emirates 34.8 2018 2
171 SK Slovakia 32.8 2023 1
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Maximum 63.7%
Median 42.9%
Minimum 32.8%

About the indicator

The share of total income or consumption that goes to the richest twenty percent of the population. Under complete equality it would be twenty percent; in the most unequal countries of Latin America and Southern Africa it comes to more than sixty. The ratio of this share to the share of the poorest quintile — the quintile ratio, S80/S20 — was historically the first measure of inequality, and it speaks more clearly than the Gini index about the gap between the poles.

Important: There are no aggregates for country groups for the same reason as with the Gini index: the quintile of a group is not a union of national quintiles. Household surveys systematically understate the incomes of the richest, so real inequality is higher than measured.

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

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