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Income share held by the richest 10%: ranking of countries
151 countries ranked by their latest value (2015–2025). Namibia is highest at 47.2%; Slovakia is lowest at 18.8%.
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Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
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| # | Country | Region | Top 10% income share | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.2% | 2015 | |
| 2 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.9% | 2015 | |
| 3 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 42.7% | 2024 | |
| 4 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.7% | 2016 | |
| 5 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.1% | 2022 | |
| 6 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.8% | 2022 | |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.5% | 2019 | |
| 8 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.6% | 2018 | |
| 9 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 39.3% | 2024 | |
| 10 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.1% | 2022 | |
| 11 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 37.6% | 2024 | |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.7% | 2020 | |
| 13 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 35.1% | 2025 | |
| 14 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 35.0% | 2024 | |
| 15 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 34.4% | 2023 | |
| 16 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 34.3% | 2024 | |
| 17 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 34.3% | 2025 | |
| 18 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 34.1% | 2023 | |
| 19 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 34.1% | 2015 | |
| 20 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 33.7% | 2018 | |
| 21 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 33.4% | 2024 | |
| 22 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.4% | 2023 | |
| 23 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.1% | 2021 | |
| 24 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.1% | 2018 | |
| 25 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.0% | 2016 | |
| 26 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.9% | 2017 | |
| 27 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.8% | 2017 | |
| 28 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.3% | 2015 | |
| 29 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 32.3% | 2017 | |
| 30 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 32.3% | 2024 | |
| 31 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.2% | 2016 | |
| 32 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 31.6% | 2023 | |
| 33 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 31.2% | 2024 | |
| 34 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 31.1% | 2023 | |
| 35 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.1% | 2021 | |
| 36 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.0% | 2019 | |
| 37 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.9% | 2022 | |
| 38 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 30.9% | 2021 | |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 30.8% | 2019 | |
| 40 | United States | North America | 30.7% | 2024 | |
| 41 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 30.6% | 2024 | |
| 42 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.5% | 2020 | |
| 43 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 30.3% | 2024 | |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.2% | 2021 | |
| 45 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 30.1% | 2022 | |
| 46 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 30.0% | 2018 | |
| 47 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 30.0% | 2024 | |
| 48 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.9% | 2020 | |
| 49 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.9% | 2017 | |
| 50 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 29.7% | 2023 | |
| 51 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 29.6% | 2021 | |
| 52 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.6% | 2021 | |
| 53 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.6% | 2021 | |
| 54 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.5% | 2022 | |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 29.5% | 2024 | |
| 56 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.4% | 2018 | |
| 57 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.3% | 2023 | |
| 58 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.1% | 2022 | |
| 59 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.8% | 2021 | |
| 60 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 28.7% | 2025 | |
| 61 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 28.5% | 2024 | |
| 62 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 28.4% | 2022 | |
| 63 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.3% | 2021 | |
| 64 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 28.2% | 2023 | |
| 65 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 28.2% | 2024 | |
| 66 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 28.1% | 2022 | |
| 67 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.8% | 2021 | |
| 68 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.8% | 2021 | |
| 69 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.7% | 2017 | |
| 70 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 27.7% | 2024 | |
| 71 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 27.5% | 2019 | |
| 72 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 27.3% | 2023 | |
| 73 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.2% | 2021 | |
| 74 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.1% | 2016 | |
| 75 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 27.1% | 2023 | |
| 76 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 27.0% | 2022 | |
| 77 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 27.0% | 2021 | |
| 78 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 26.9% | 2023 | |
| 79 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 26.3% | 2023 | |
| 80 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 26.3% | 2022 | |
| 81 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 26.3% | 2023 | |
| 82 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 26.2% | 2024 | |
| 83 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 26.2% | 2022 | |
| 84 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 26.2% | 2023 | |
| 85 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 26.1% | 2021 | |
| 86 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 26.0% | 2023 | |
| 87 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 26.0% | 2024 | |
| 88 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 25.9% | 2020 | |
| 89 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 25.8% | 2016 | |
| 90 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 25.8% | 2023 | |
| 91 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 25.8% | 2017 | |
| 92 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 25.6% | 2022 | |
| 93 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 25.5% | 2022 | |
| 94 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 25.5% | 2023 | |
| 95 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 25.5% | 2017 | |
| 96 | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 25.1% | 2022 | |
| 97 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 25.1% | 2023 | |
| 98 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 25.0% | 2023 | |
| 99 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 25.0% | 2023 | |
| 100 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 25.0% | 2021 | |
| 101 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 25.0% | 2021 | |
| 102 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 24.8% | 2023 | |
| 103 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.8% | 2021 | |
| 104 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 24.8% | 2021 | |
| 105 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 24.7% | 2023 | |
| 106 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 24.7% | 2021 | |
| 107 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 24.7% | 2023 | |
| 108 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 24.7% | 2019 | |
| 109 | Canada | North America | 24.6% | 2022 | |
| 110 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.6% | 2024 | |
| 111 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 24.6% | 2021 | |
| 112 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.6% | 2019 | |
| 113 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 24.6% | 2022 | |
| 114 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 24.5% | 2023 | |
| 115 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 24.3% | 2020 | |
| 116 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 24.2% | 2019 | |
| 117 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 24.2% | 2023 | |
| 118 | Nepal | South Asia | 24.2% | 2022 | |
| 119 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 24.2% | 2025 | |
| 120 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 24.1% | 2023 | |
| 121 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 23.9% | 2017 | |
| 122 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.9% | 2018 | |
| 123 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 23.7% | 2023 | |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 23.6% | 2021 | |
| 125 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 23.3% | 2024 | |
| 126 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 23.3% | 2023 | |
| 127 | Maldives | South Asia | 23.3% | 2019 | |
| 128 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.1% | 2018 | |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 22.9% | 2024 | |
| 130 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 22.9% | 2019 | |
| 131 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 22.9% | 2023 | |
| 132 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 22.8% | 2020 | |
| 133 | Bhutan | South Asia | 22.7% | 2022 | |
| 134 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 22.7% | 2024 | |
| 135 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 22.5% | 2023 | |
| 136 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 22.4% | 2019 | |
| 137 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 22.3% | 2023 | |
| 138 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 22.2% | 2023 | |
| 139 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 22.0% | 2021 | |
| 140 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 21.8% | 2023 | |
| 141 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 21.7% | 2020 | |
| 142 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 21.6% | 2023 | |
| 143 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 21.5% | 2023 | |
| 144 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 21.4% | 2021 | |
| 145 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 20.9% | 2023 | |
| 146 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 20.9% | 2022 | |
| 147 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 20.7% | 2020 | |
| 148 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 20.6% | 2023 | |
| 149 | India | South Asia | 20.5% | 2023 | |
| 150 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 20.5% | 2018 | |
| 151 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 18.8% | 2023 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Income share held by highest 10%