economic2019

Income share of the top 1% (%)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data8 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
10.2%
Median: 10.0%
Countries Covered
8
with available data
Highest
Germany
13.0%
Lowest
Netherlands
7.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Germany13.0%
2Japan12.4%
3Denmark11.2%
4France10.0%
5Finland10.0%
By Region
Asia12.4%(1 countries)
Europe9.8%(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (7.0%)High (13.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.2%)

Asia (1)
Europe (7)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Germany13.0%
2Japan12.4%
3Denmark11.2%
4France10.0%
5Finland10.0%
6Sweden9.0%
7Italy8.8%
8Netherlands7.0%
Showing 8 of 8 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2019).

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