Income share held by richest 10%
Where does the top 10% take the largest share?
Namibia leads with 47.2 %; 171 countries have data.
No data for 40 of 211 countries
| # | Country | Value · % | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia | 47.2 | 2015 |
| 2 | Botswana | 42.9 | 2015 |
| 3 | Colombia | 42.7 | 2024 |
| 4 | Eswatini | 42.7 | 2016 |
| 5 | South Africa | 42.1 | 2022 |
| 6 | Mozambique | 40.8 | 2022 |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 40.5 | 2019 |
| 8 | Angola | 39.6 | 2018 |
| 9 | Brazil | 39.3 | 2024 |
| 10 | Zambia | 39.1 | 2022 |
| 11 | Congo, Rep. | 37.9 | 2011 |
| 12 | Panama | 37.6 | 2024 |
| 13 | Nicaragua | 37.2 | 2014 |
| 14 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 35.7 | 2020 |
| 15 | Ecuador | 35.1 | 2025 |
| 16 | Paraguay | 35.0 | 2024 |
| 17 | Guyana | 34.4 | 1998 |
| 18 | Turkiye | 34.4 | 2023 |
| 19 | Chile | 34.3 | 2024 |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 34.3 | 2025 |
| 21 | Guatemala | 34.1 | 2023 |
| 22 | St. Lucia | 34.1 | 2015 |
| 23 | Grenada | 33.7 | 2018 |
| 24 | Mexico | 33.4 | 2024 |
| 25 | Rwanda | 33.4 | 2023 |
| 26 | Venezuela, RB | 33.2 | 2006 |
| 27 | Central African Republic | 33.1 | 2021 |
| 28 | Tanzania | 33.1 | 2018 |
| 29 | South Sudan | 33.0 | 2016 |
| 30 | Lesotho | 32.9 | 2017 |
| 31 | Sao Tome and Principe | 32.8 | 2017 |
| 32 | Cabo Verde | 32.3 | 2015 |
| 33 | Djibouti | 32.3 | 2017 |
| 34 | Honduras | 32.3 | 2024 |
| 35 | Ghana | 32.2 | 2016 |
| 36 | Morocco | 31.9 | 2013 |
| 37 | Philippines | 31.6 | 2023 |
| 38 | Turkmenistan | 31.5 | 1998 |
| 39 | Samoa | 31.3 | 2013 |
| 40 | Argentina | 31.2 | 2024 |
| 41 | Haiti | 31.2 | 2012 |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 31.1 | 2023 |
| 43 | Cameroon | 31.1 | 2021 |
| 44 | Malawi | 31.0 | 2019 |
| 45 | Papua New Guinea | 31.0 | 2009 |
| 46 | Kenya | 30.9 | 2022 |
| 47 | Malaysia | 30.9 | 2021 |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 30.8 | 2019 |
| 49 | Tuvalu | 30.8 | 2010 |
| 50 | United States | 30.7 | 2024 |
| 51 | Bolivia | 30.6 | 2024 |
| 52 | Gambia, The | 30.5 | 2020 |
| 53 | Peru | 30.3 | 2024 |
| 54 | Burkina Faso | 30.2 | 2021 |
| 55 | Suriname | 30.1 | 2022 |
| 56 | Belize | 30.0 | 2018 |
| 57 | Uruguay | 30.0 | 2024 |
| 58 | Burundi | 29.9 | 2020 |
| 59 | Mauritius | 29.9 | 2017 |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 29.9 | 1992 |
| 61 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 29.7 | 2013 |
| 62 | El Salvador | 29.7 | 2023 |
| 63 | Jamaica | 29.6 | 2021 |
| 64 | Madagascar | 29.6 | 2021 |
| 65 | Togo | 29.6 | 2021 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 29.5 | 2024 |
| 67 | Chad | 29.5 | 2022 |
| 68 | Sierra Leone | 29.4 | 2018 |
| 69 | Yemen, Rep. | 29.4 | 2014 |
| 70 | Uganda | 29.3 | 2023 |
| 71 | Solomon Islands | 29.2 | 2012 |
| 72 | Equatorial Guinea | 29.1 | 2022 |
| 73 | Senegal | 28.8 | 2021 |
| 74 | Indonesia | 28.7 | 2025 |
| 75 | Lao PDR | 28.5 | 2024 |
| 76 | China | 28.4 | 2022 |
| 77 | Mali | 28.3 | 2021 |
| 78 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 28.2 | 2023 |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 28.2 | 2024 |
| 80 | Viet Nam | 28.1 | 2022 |
| 81 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27.8 | 2021 |
| 82 | Niger | 27.8 | 2021 |
| 83 | Sudan | 27.8 | 2014 |
| 84 | Gabon | 27.7 | 2017 |
| 85 | Pakistan | 27.7 | 2024 |
| 86 | Marshall Islands | 27.5 | 2019 |
| 87 | Jordan | 27.4 | 2010 |
| 88 | Lithuania | 27.3 | 2023 |
| 89 | Benin | 27.2 | 2021 |
| 90 | Liberia | 27.1 | 2016 |
| 91 | West Bank and Gaza | 27.1 | 2023 |
| 92 | Israel | 27.0 | 2022 |
| 93 | Tunisia | 27.0 | 2021 |
| 94 | Portugal | 26.9 | 2023 |
| 95 | Switzerland | 26.3 | 2023 |
| 96 | Cyprus | 26.3 | 2023 |
| 97 | Nigeria | 26.3 | 2022 |
| 98 | Germany | 26.2 | 2022 |
| 99 | Georgia | 26.2 | 2024 |
| 100 | Latvia | 26.2 | 2023 |
| 101 | Guinea-Bissau | 26.1 | 2021 |
| 102 | Greece | 26.0 | 2023 |
| 103 | Thailand | 26.0 | 2024 |
| 104 | Australia | 25.9 | 2020 |
| 105 | Barbados | 25.8 | 2016 |
| 106 | Italy | 25.8 | 2023 |
| 107 | Qatar | 25.8 | 2017 |
| 108 | Lebanon | 25.6 | 2022 |
| 109 | Bangladesh | 25.5 | 2022 |
| 110 | Denmark | 25.5 | 2023 |
| 111 | Myanmar | 25.5 | 2017 |
| 112 | Naoero | 25.3 | 2012 |
| 113 | Russian Federation | 25.1 | 2023 |
| 114 | Kosovo | 25.1 | 2022 |
| 115 | France | 25.0 | 2023 |
| 116 | United Kingdom | 25.0 | 2021 |
| 117 | Korea, Rep. | 25.0 | 2021 |
| 118 | Luxembourg | 25.0 | 2023 |
| 119 | Austria | 24.8 | 2023 |
| 120 | Ethiopia | 24.8 | 2021 |
| 121 | Kazakhstan | 24.8 | 2021 |
| 122 | Malta | 24.7 | 2023 |
| 123 | Montenegro | 24.7 | 2021 |
| 124 | Serbia | 24.7 | 2023 |
| 125 | Vanuatu | 24.7 | 2019 |
| 126 | Canada | 24.6 | 2022 |
| 127 | Comoros | 24.6 | 2024 |
| 128 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 24.6 | 2021 |
| 129 | Mongolia | 24.6 | 2022 |
| 130 | Mauritania | 24.6 | 2019 |
| 131 | Spain | 24.5 | 2023 |
| 132 | Japan | 24.3 | 2020 |
| 133 | Azerbaijan | 24.2 | 2005 |
| 134 | Fiji | 24.2 | 2019 |
| 135 | Iraq | 24.2 | 2023 |
| 136 | Nepal | 24.2 | 2022 |
| 137 | Uzbekistan | 24.2 | 2025 |
| 138 | Ireland | 24.1 | 2023 |
| 139 | Timor-Leste | 24.0 | 2014 |
| 140 | Hungary | 23.9 | 2017 |
| 141 | Seychelles | 23.9 | 2018 |
| 142 | Estonia | 23.7 | 2023 |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23.6 | 2021 |
| 144 | Armenia | 23.3 | 2024 |
| 145 | Croatia | 23.3 | 2023 |
| 146 | Maldives | 23.3 | 2019 |
| 147 | Guinea | 23.1 | 2018 |
| 148 | Algeria | 22.9 | 2011 |
| 149 | Kyrgyz Republic | 22.9 | 2024 |
| 150 | North Macedonia | 22.9 | 2019 |
| 151 | Poland | 22.9 | 2023 |
| 152 | Albania | 22.8 | 2020 |
| 153 | Bhutan | 22.7 | 2022 |
| 154 | Moldova | 22.7 | 2024 |
| 155 | Finland | 22.5 | 2023 |
| 156 | Iceland | 22.4 | 2019 |
| 157 | Sweden | 22.3 | 2023 |
| 158 | Belgium | 22.2 | 2023 |
| 159 | Tonga | 22.0 | 2021 |
| 160 | Romania | 21.8 | 2023 |
| 161 | Ukraine | 21.7 | 2020 |
| 162 | Norway | 21.6 | 2023 |
| 163 | Czechia | 21.5 | 2023 |
| 164 | Netherlands | 21.4 | 2021 |
| 165 | Kiribati | 20.9 | 2023 |
| 166 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20.9 | 2022 |
| 167 | Belarus | 20.7 | 2020 |
| 168 | Slovenia | 20.6 | 2023 |
| 169 | United Arab Emirates | 20.5 | 2018 |
| 170 | India | 20.5 | 2023 |
| 171 | Slovak Republic | 18.8 | 2023 |
By region
Europe & Central Asia
Turkiye
34.4%
49 countries
Sub-Saharan Africa
Namibia
47.2%
46 countries
Latin America & Caribbean
Colombia
42.7%
27 countries
East Asia & Pacific
Philippines
31.6%
24 countries
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Djibouti
32.3%
17 countries
South Asia
Sri Lanka
30.8%
6 countries
North America
United States
30.7%
2 countries
What changed
Fell the most
- Malawi-30 pts1997 to 2019
- Comoros-24 pts2004 to 2024
- Belize-21 pts1993 to 2018
- Haiti-17 pts2001 to 2012
- Kenya-16 pts1992 to 2022
Rose the most
- Bulgaria+11 pts1989 to 2023
- Sao Tome and Principe+8 pts2000 to 2017
- Zimbabwe+7 pts2011 to 2019
- China+7 pts1981 to 2022
- Tanzania+6 pts1991 to 2018
Every number carries its source and year. Where a country is missing, it is missing — we do not interpolate.
Source: World Bank Open Data · 1992–2025