economic2025
Income share held by highest 10% — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
28.4%
Median: 27.6%
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Namibia
47.2%
Lowest
Slovakia
18.8%
Top 5 Countries
1Namibia47.2%
2Botswana42.9%
3Colombia42.7%
4Eswatini42.7%
5South Africa42.1%
By Region
South America34.7%(7 countries)
North America30.7%(4 countries)
Africa30.6%(9 countries)
Other29.4%(96 countries)
Asia26.8%(21 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (18.8%)High (47.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 28.4%)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Other (96)
Asia (21)
Oceania (1)
Europe (32)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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 | Namibia | 47.2% |
| 2 | Botswana | 42.9% |
| 3 | Colombia | 42.7% |
| 4 | Eswatini | 42.7% |
| 5 | South Africa | 42.1% |
| 6 | Mozambique | 40.8% |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 40.5% |
| 8 | Angola | 39.6% |
| 9 | Brazil | 39.3% |
| 10 | Zambia | 39.1% |
| 11 | Republic of the Congo | 37.9% |
| 12 | Panama | 37.6% |
| 13 | Nicaragua | 37.2% |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 35.7% |
| 15 | Ecuador | 35.1% |
| 16 | Paraguay | 35.0% |
| 17 | Uganda | 34.5% |
| 18 | Guyana | 34.4% |
| 19 | Türkiye | 34.4% |
| 20 | Chile | 34.3% |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 34.3% |
| 22 | Guatemala | 34.1% |
| 23 | Saint Lucia | 34.1% |
| 24 | Grenada | 33.7% |
| 25 | Mexico | 33.4% |
| 26 | Rwanda | 33.4% |
| 27 | Venezuela | 33.2% |
| 28 | Central African Republic | 33.1% |
| 29 | United Republic of Tanzania | 33.1% |
| 30 | South Sudan | 33.0% |
| 31 | Lesotho | 32.9% |
| 32 | Sao Tome and Principe | 32.8% |
| 33 | Cape Verde | 32.3% |
| 34 | Djibouti | 32.3% |
| 35 | Honduras | 32.3% |
| 36 | Ghana | 32.2% |
| 37 | Morocco | 31.9% |
| 38 | Philippines | 31.6% |
| 39 | Turkmenistan | 31.5% |
| 40 | Samoa | 31.3% |
| 41 | Haiti | 31.2% |
| 42 | Argentina | 31.2% |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 31.1% |
| 44 | Cameroon | 31.1% |
| 45 | Malawi | 31.0% |
| 46 | Papua New Guinea | 31.0% |
| 47 | Kenya | 30.9% |
| 48 | Malaysia | 30.9% |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 30.8% |
| 50 | Tuvalu | 30.8% |
| 51 | United States of America | 30.7% |
| 52 | Bolivia | 30.6% |
| 53 | Republic of The Gambia | 30.5% |
| 54 | Peru | 30.3% |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 30.2% |
| 56 | Suriname | 30.1% |
| 57 | Uruguay | 30.0% |
| 58 | Belize | 30.0% |
| 59 | Burundi | 29.9% |
| 60 | Mauritius | 29.9% |
| 61 | Trinidad and Tobago | 29.9% |
| 62 | El Salvador | 29.7% |
| 63 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 29.7% |
| 64 | Jamaica | 29.6% |
| 65 | Madagascar | 29.6% |
| 66 | Togo | 29.6% |
| 67 | Chad | 29.5% |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 29.5% |
| 69 | Sierra Leone | 29.4% |
| 70 | Yemen | 29.4% |
| 71 | Solomon Islands | 29.2% |
| 72 | Equatorial Guinea | 29.1% |
| 73 | Senegal | 28.8% |
| 74 | Indonesia | 28.7% |
| 75 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 28.5% |
| 76 | People's Republic of China | 28.4% |
| 77 | Mali | 28.3% |
| 78 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 28.2% |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 28.2% |
| 80 | Vietnam | 28.1% |
| 81 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27.8% |
| 82 | Niger | 27.8% |
| 83 | Sudan | 27.8% |
| 84 | Gabon | 27.7% |
| 85 | Pakistan | 27.7% |
| 86 | Marshall Islands | 27.5% |
| 87 | Jordan | 27.4% |
| 88 | Lithuania | 27.3% |
| 89 | Benin | 27.2% |
| 90 | State of Palestine | 27.1% |
| 91 | Liberia | 27.1% |
| 92 | Israel | 27.0% |
| 93 | Tunisia | 27.0% |
| 94 | Portugal | 26.9% |
| 95 | Switzerland | 26.6% |
| 96 | Cyprus | 26.3% |
| 97 | Nigeria | 26.3% |
| 98 | Georgia | 26.2% |
| 99 | Germany | 26.2% |
| 100 | Latvia | 26.2% |
| 101 | Guinea-Bissau | 26.1% |
| 102 | Greece | 26.0% |
| 103 | Thailand | 26.0% |
| 104 | Australia | 25.9% |
| 105 | Italy | 25.8% |
| 106 | Qatar | 25.8% |
| 107 | Barbados | 25.8% |
| 108 | Lebanon | 25.6% |
| 109 | Myanmar | 25.5% |
| 110 | Denmark | 25.5% |
| 111 | Bangladesh | 25.5% |
| 112 | Nauru | 25.3% |
| 113 | Russian Federation | 25.1% |
| 114 | France | 25.0% |
| 115 | South Korea | 25.0% |
| 116 | Luxembourg | 25.0% |
| 117 | United Kingdom | 25.0% |
| 118 | Ethiopia | 24.8% |
| 119 | Kazakhstan | 24.8% |
| 120 | Austria | 24.8% |
| 121 | Malta | 24.7% |
| 122 | Montenegro | 24.7% |
| 123 | Vanuatu | 24.7% |
| 124 | Serbia | 24.7% |
| 125 | Canada | 24.6% |
| 126 | Comoros | 24.6% |
| 127 | Mauritania | 24.6% |
| 128 | Mongolia | 24.6% |
| 129 | Egypt | 24.6% |
| 130 | Spain | 24.5% |
| 131 | Japan | 24.3% |
| 132 | Fiji | 24.2% |
| 133 | Iraq | 24.2% |
| 134 | Nepal | 24.2% |
| 135 | Uzbekistan | 24.2% |
| 136 | Azerbaijan | 24.2% |
| 137 | Ireland | 24.1% |
| 138 | Timor-Leste | 24.0% |
| 139 | Hungary | 23.9% |
| 140 | Seychelles | 23.9% |
| 141 | Estonia | 23.7% |
| 142 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23.6% |
| 143 | Croatia | 23.3% |
| 144 | Maldives | 23.3% |
| 145 | Armenia | 23.3% |
| 146 | Guinea | 23.1% |
| 147 | Kyrgyzstan | 22.9% |
| 148 | Poland | 22.9% |
| 149 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 22.9% |
| 150 | Algeria | 22.9% |
| 151 | Moldova, Republic of | 22.8% |
| 152 | Albania | 22.8% |
| 153 | Bhutan | 22.7% |
| 154 | Finland | 22.5% |
| 155 | Iceland | 22.4% |
| 156 | Sweden | 22.3% |
| 157 | Belgium | 22.2% |
| 158 | India | 22.1% |
| 159 | Tonga | 22.0% |
| 160 | Romania | 21.8% |
| 161 | Ukraine | 21.7% |
| 162 | Norway | 21.6% |
| 163 | Czech Republic | 21.5% |
| 164 | Netherlands | 21.4% |
| 165 | Kiribati | 20.9% |
| 166 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20.9% |
| 167 | Belarus | 20.7% |
| 168 | Slovenia | 20.6% |
| 169 | United Arab Emirates | 20.5% |
| 170 | Slovakia | 18.8% |
Showing 170 of 170 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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