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Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
3.1%
Median: 2.4%
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Japan
12.9%
Lowest
Niger
0.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Japan12.9%
2Italy9.8%
3South Korea9.2%
4Switzerland8.9%
5Monaco8.7%
By Region
Oceania7.5%(2 countries)
Europe5.9%(32 countries)
North America4.2%(4 countries)
South America4.2%(7 countries)
Asia3.8%(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.3%)High (12.9%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 3.1%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Other (124)
Africa (9)
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 2023; 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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 12.9% |
| 2 | Italy | 9.8% |
| 3 | South Korea | 9.2% |
| 4 | Switzerland | 8.9% |
| 5 | Monaco | 8.7% |
| 6 | San Marino | 8.5% |
| 7 | Spain | 8.4% |
| 8 | Australia | 8.1% |
| 9 | Belgium | 8.0% |
| 10 | Germany | 8.0% |
| 11 | Norway | 7.9% |
| 12 | Sweden | 7.8% |
| 13 | Portugal | 7.8% |
| 14 | Finland | 7.8% |
| 15 | Andorra | 7.7% |
| 16 | Israel | 7.5% |
| 17 | France | 7.5% |
| 18 | Singapore | 7.5% |
| 19 | Netherlands | 7.4% |
| 20 | Malta | 7.0% |
| 21 | Iceland | 6.9% |
| 22 | New Zealand | 6.9% |
| 23 | Austria | 6.8% |
| 24 | Ireland | 6.7% |
| 25 | Greece | 6.6% |
| 26 | United States of America | 6.5% |
| 27 | Canada | 6.3% |
| 28 | Denmark | 6.2% |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 6.1% |
| 30 | Slovenia | 5.9% |
| 31 | Taiwan, Province of China | 5.8% |
| 32 | Lebanon | 5.5% |
| 33 | People's Republic of China | 5.5% |
| 34 | Chile | 5.5% |
| 35 | Puerto Rico | 5.3% |
| 36 | Vietnam | 5.2% |
| 37 | Estonia | 5.2% |
| 38 | Cyprus | 5.2% |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 5.1% |
| 40 | Brazil | 5.1% |
| 41 | Albania | 4.9% |
| 42 | Tunisia | 4.8% |
| 43 | Uruguay | 4.7% |
| 44 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 4.5% |
| 45 | Comoros | 4.5% |
| 46 | Thailand | 4.5% |
| 47 | Colombia | 4.4% |
| 48 | Poland | 4.3% |
| 49 | Armenia | 4.3% |
| 50 | Bermuda | 4.2% |
| 51 | Türkiye | 4.1% |
| 52 | Czech Republic | 4.1% |
| 53 | Cuba | 4.1% |
| 54 | Lithuania | 4.0% |
| 55 | Latvia | 4.0% |
| 56 | Croatia | 4.0% |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 3.9% |
| 58 | Panama | 3.9% |
| 59 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 3.9% |
| 60 | Argentina | 3.8% |
| 61 | Algeria | 3.6% |
| 62 | Slovakia | 3.6% |
| 63 | Cape Verde | 3.5% |
| 64 | Hungary | 3.5% |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.5% |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 3.4% |
| 67 | Seychelles | 3.3% |
| 68 | Peru | 3.3% |
| 69 | Montenegro | 3.3% |
| 70 | Jamaica | 3.2% |
| 71 | Dominica | 3.2% |
| 72 | Romania | 3.1% |
| 73 | Moldova, Republic of | 3.1% |
| 74 | Mauritius | 3.1% |
| 75 | Russian Federation | 3.0% |
| 76 | Paraguay | 3.0% |
| 77 | Georgia | 3.0% |
| 78 | Barbados | 2.9% |
| 79 | United Arab Emirates | 2.9% |
| 80 | Ukraine | 2.9% |
| 81 | Malaysia | 2.9% |
| 82 | Tokelau | 2.8% |
| 83 | Niue | 2.8% |
| 84 | Kuwait | 2.8% |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 2.8% |
| 86 | Honduras | 2.7% |
| 87 | Botswana | 2.7% |
| 88 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.7% |
| 89 | El Salvador | 2.7% |
| 90 | Saint Lucia | 2.7% |
| 91 | Guam | 2.7% |
| 92 | Serbia | 2.6% |
| 93 | Belarus | 2.6% |
| 94 | Jordan | 2.6% |
| 95 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 2.6% |
| 96 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.6% |
| 97 | Oman | 2.6% |
| 98 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.5% |
| 99 | Ecuador | 2.5% |
| 100 | Azerbaijan | 2.5% |
| 101 | Suriname | 2.5% |
| 102 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.4% |
| 103 | Qatar | 2.4% |
| 104 | Mexico | 2.4% |
| 105 | Grenada | 2.3% |
| 106 | Bahrain | 2.3% |
| 107 | Samoa | 2.3% |
| 108 | North Korea | 2.3% |
| 109 | Maldives | 2.2% |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 2.2% |
| 111 | Dominican Republic | 2.2% |
| 112 | Gabon | 2.1% |
| 113 | Cambodia | 2.1% |
| 114 | Kazakhstan | 2.1% |
| 115 | Bhutan | 2.0% |
| 116 | Morocco | 1.9% |
| 117 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.9% |
| 118 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.9% |
| 119 | Tonga | 1.9% |
| 120 | Tajikistan | 1.9% |
| 121 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.9% |
| 122 | Philippines | 1.8% |
| 123 | Saudi Arabia | 1.8% |
| 124 | Belize | 1.8% |
| 125 | Iraq | 1.8% |
| 126 | Indonesia | 1.8% |
| 127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.8% |
| 128 | Guatemala | 1.8% |
| 129 | Cook Islands | 1.7% |
| 130 | Greenland | 1.7% |
| 131 | Kenya | 1.7% |
| 132 | Senegal | 1.7% |
| 133 | Libya | 1.6% |
| 134 | Bahamas | 1.5% |
| 135 | South Africa | 1.5% |
| 136 | Uzbekistan | 1.5% |
| 137 | Turkmenistan | 1.5% |
| 138 | Nepal | 1.5% |
| 139 | Zimbabwe | 1.5% |
| 140 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.5% |
| 141 | Timor-Leste | 1.5% |
| 142 | Venezuela | 1.4% |
| 143 | American Samoa | 1.4% |
| 144 | Mongolia | 1.4% |
| 145 | India | 1.4% |
| 146 | Bolivia | 1.4% |
| 147 | Mauritania | 1.3% |
| 148 | Djibouti | 1.3% |
| 149 | Burkina Faso | 1.3% |
| 150 | Ethiopia | 1.3% |
| 151 | Namibia | 1.3% |
| 152 | Guyana | 1.3% |
| 153 | Rwanda | 1.3% |
| 154 | Eritrea | 1.3% |
| 155 | Kiribati | 1.2% |
| 156 | Myanmar | 1.2% |
| 157 | Bangladesh | 1.2% |
| 158 | Mozambique | 1.2% |
| 159 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.2% |
| 160 | State of Palestine | 1.2% |
| 161 | Republic of The Gambia | 1.2% |
| 162 | Vanuatu | 1.1% |
| 163 | Uganda | 1.1% |
| 164 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.1% |
| 165 | Palau | 1.1% |
| 166 | Sudan | 1.1% |
| 167 | Fiji | 1.1% |
| 168 | Republic of the Congo | 1.1% |
| 169 | Malawi | 1.1% |
| 170 | Ghana | 1.1% |
| 171 | Egypt | 1.0% |
| 172 | Tuvalu | 1.0% |
| 173 | Yemen | 1.0% |
| 174 | Eswatini | 1.0% |
| 175 | Pakistan | 1.0% |
| 176 | Lesotho | 1.0% |
| 177 | Benin | 0.9% |
| 178 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.9% |
| 179 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.9% |
| 180 | Angola | 0.9% |
| 181 | Guinea | 0.8% |
| 182 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.8% |
| 183 | Togo | 0.8% |
| 184 | Madagascar | 0.8% |
| 185 | Somalia | 0.8% |
| 186 | Papua New Guinea | 0.7% |
| 187 | Liberia | 0.7% |
| 188 | Afghanistan | 0.7% |
| 189 | Burundi | 0.7% |
| 190 | Nigeria | 0.7% |
| 191 | Marshall Islands | 0.6% |
| 192 | Sierra Leone | 0.6% |
| 193 | Cameroon | 0.6% |
| 194 | Zambia | 0.6% |
| 195 | Solomon Islands | 0.6% |
| 196 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.6% |
| 197 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.5% |
| 198 | South Sudan | 0.5% |
| 199 | Mali | 0.5% |
| 200 | Central African Republic | 0.4% |
| 201 | Haiti | 0.4% |
| 202 | Nauru | 0.4% |
| 203 | Chad | 0.3% |
| 204 | Niger | 0.3% |
Showing 204 of 204 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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