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Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
19.0%
Median: 19.0%
Countries Covered
111
with available data
Highest
Lao People's Democratic Republic
50.7%
Lowest
Iraq
1.6%
Top 5 Countries
1Lao People's Democratic Republic50.7%
2Samoa48.0%
3South Korea44.4%
4Hong Kong43.6%
5Philippines43.4%
By Region
South America21.8%(4 countries)
Oceania20.3%(1 countries)
North America20.3%(3 countries)
Other20.0%(55 countries)
Asia19.4%(16 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.6%)High (50.7%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 19.0%)
South America (4)
Oceania (1)
North America (3)
Other (55)
Asia (16)
Europe (27)
Africa (5)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 50.7% |
| 2 | Samoa | 48.0% |
| 3 | South Korea | 44.4% |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 43.6% |
| 5 | Philippines | 43.4% |
| 6 | Vanuatu | 39.7% |
| 7 | South Africa | 38.5% |
| 8 | Jamaica | 37.9% |
| 9 | Madagascar | 37.3% |
| 10 | Eswatini | 34.0% |
| 11 | Cambodia | 33.7% |
| 12 | Timor-Leste | 32.2% |
| 13 | Indonesia | 31.8% |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 31.1% |
| 15 | Tonga | 30.2% |
| 16 | Lesotho | 30.0% |
| 17 | Armenia | 28.2% |
| 18 | Rwanda | 28.1% |
| 19 | Namibia | 27.5% |
| 20 | Cape Verde | 26.7% |
| 21 | Seychelles | 26.3% |
| 22 | Croatia | 26.2% |
| 23 | El Salvador | 25.6% |
| 24 | Malaysia | 25.5% |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 25.3% |
| 26 | Colombia | 24.6% |
| 27 | Benin | 24.4% |
| 28 | Latvia | 24.1% |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 23.5% |
| 30 | Slovenia | 23.4% |
| 31 | United States of America | 23.2% |
| 32 | Botswana | 23.0% |
| 33 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 22.7% |
| 34 | Peru | 22.4% |
| 35 | Papua New Guinea | 22.0% |
| 36 | Canada | 21.9% |
| 37 | Singapore | 21.8% |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.7% |
| 39 | Moldova, Republic of | 21.6% |
| 40 | Bhutan | 21.4% |
| 41 | Cameroon | 21.2% |
| 42 | Ecuador | 21.0% |
| 43 | Italy | 21.0% |
| 44 | Georgia | 21.0% |
| 45 | Serbia | 20.9% |
| 46 | Slovakia | 20.4% |
| 47 | New Zealand | 20.3% |
| 48 | France | 19.9% |
| 49 | Ghana | 19.8% |
| 50 | People's Republic of China | 19.6% |
| 51 | Vietnam | 19.4% |
| 52 | Republic of the Congo | 19.3% |
| 53 | Uruguay | 19.2% |
| 54 | Portugal | 19.1% |
| 55 | Paraguay | 19.1% |
| 56 | Romania | 19.0% |
| 57 | Austria | 18.8% |
| 58 | Hungary | 18.1% |
| 59 | Mauritius | 18.1% |
| 60 | United Republic of Tanzania | 17.5% |
| 61 | Iceland | 17.1% |
| 62 | Barbados | 16.9% |
| 63 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 16.4% |
| 64 | Ireland | 16.1% |
| 65 | Estonia | 16.0% |
| 66 | Senegal | 15.8% |
| 67 | Mexico | 15.7% |
| 68 | Greece | 15.6% |
| 69 | Czech Republic | 15.5% |
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.3% |
| 71 | Germany | 14.2% |
| 72 | Netherlands | 13.7% |
| 73 | Montenegro | 13.5% |
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 13.5% |
| 75 | Spain | 13.4% |
| 76 | Togo | 13.2% |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 13.0% |
| 78 | Finland | 12.9% |
| 79 | Sweden | 12.9% |
| 80 | Belgium | 12.8% |
| 81 | Uzbekistan | 12.3% |
| 82 | United Kingdom | 12.3% |
| 83 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11.6% |
| 84 | Malta | 10.6% |
| 85 | South Sudan | 10.5% |
| 86 | Angola | 10.4% |
| 87 | Nepal | 10.3% |
| 88 | Central African Republic | 10.2% |
| 89 | Türkiye | 9.4% |
| 90 | Israel | 9.3% |
| 91 | Tunisia | 9.0% |
| 92 | Bahrain | 8.9% |
| 93 | Chad | 8.5% |
| 94 | Cyprus | 8.5% |
| 95 | Denmark | 8.3% |
| 96 | Republic of The Gambia | 8.2% |
| 97 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.1% |
| 98 | Mali | 7.9% |
| 99 | Luxembourg | 7.4% |
| 100 | Azerbaijan | 7.3% |
| 101 | India | 6.8% |
| 102 | Tajikistan | 6.6% |
| 103 | Egypt | 6.3% |
| 104 | Turkmenistan | 6.1% |
| 105 | Morocco | 5.4% |
| 106 | Bangladesh | 3.6% |
| 107 | Pakistan | 3.4% |
| 108 | Saudi Arabia | 3.0% |
| 109 | State of Palestine | 2.7% |
| 110 | Jordan | 1.8% |
| 111 | Iraq | 1.6% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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