Income share held by highest 20%
SI.DST.05TH.20📂 Poverty 🌍 171 countries
Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
🌍 World Average (2024):47.01
All Countries — Latest Data
171 countries1🇿🇦South Africa68.2020142🇳🇦Namibia63.7020153🇸🇿Eswatini60.2020164🇧🇼Botswana59.9020155🇨🇴Colombia58.7020236🇧🇷Brazil56.6020237🇿🇲Zambia56.4020228🇿🇼Zimbabwe56.1020199🇦🇴Angola55.60201810🇲🇿Mozambique55.50202211🇵🇦Panama54.30202412🇨🇬Congo, Rep.53.70201113🇳🇮Nicaragua52.10201414🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.51.10202015🇨🇷Costa Rica51.10202416🇬🇹Guatemala50.60202317🇹🇷Turkiye50.50202218🇬🇩Grenada50.40201819🇰🇲Comoros50.30201420🇱🇨St. Lucia50.30201521🇵🇾Paraguay50.20202422🇬🇾Guyana50.10199823🇪🇨Ecuador50.00202424🇭🇳Honduras50.00202425🇨🇱Chile49.90202226🇲🇽Mexico49.80202227🇱🇸Lesotho49.70201728🇸🇸South Sudan49.50201629🇺🇬Uganda49.50201930🇻🇪Venezuela, RB49.50200631🇨🇫Central African Republic49.20202132🇨🇻Cabo Verde48.70201533🇬🇭Ghana48.60201634🇹🇿Tanzania48.10201835🇦🇷Argentina47.90202436🇨🇲Cameroon47.90202137🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe47.90201738🇧🇴Bolivia47.70202339🇩🇯Djibouti47.60201740🇷🇼Rwanda47.60202341🇹🇲Turkmenistan47.40199842🇵🇬Papua New Guinea47.30200943🇭🇹Haiti47.10201244🇲🇦Morocco47.00201345🇲🇾Malaysia46.90202146🇵🇭Philippines46.90202347🇺🇸United States46.80202348🇱🇦Lao PDR46.40201849🇹🇻Tuvalu46.40201050🇼🇸Samoa46.40201351🇧🇿Belize46.30201852🇧🇬Bulgaria46.20202353🇲🇼Malawi46.20201954🇵🇪Peru46.20202455🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago46.10199256🇺🇾Uruguay46.10202457🇫🇲Micronesia, Fed. Sts.46.00201358🇯🇲Jamaica45.80202159🇸🇻El Salvador45.80202360🇱🇰Sri Lanka45.70201961🇬🇲Gambia, The45.60202062🇰🇪Kenya45.60202263🇸🇷Suriname45.60202264🇩🇴Dominican Republic45.40202465🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea45.40202266🇧🇫Burkina Faso45.30202167🇹🇬Togo45.20202168🇧🇮Burundi45.00202069🇹🇩Chad44.90202270🇲🇬Madagascar44.70202171🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.44.70201472🇲🇺Mauritius44.60201773🇸🇧Solomon Islands44.60201274🇬🇦Gabon44.40201775🇸🇱Sierra Leone44.20201876🇲🇱Mali43.90202177🇸🇳Senegal43.90202178🇨🇳China43.70202279🇮🇩Indonesia43.60202480🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire43.30202181🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.43.30202382🇹🇯Tajikistan43.30202483🇲🇭Marshall Islands43.20201984🇻🇳Viet Nam43.20202285🇮🇱Israel43.00202186🌐West Bank and Gaza43.00202387🇱🇹Lithuania42.90202388🇱🇷Liberia42.80201689🇯🇴Jordan42.40201090🇸🇩Sudan42.40201491🌐Kosovo42.40202292🇧🇯Benin42.30202193🇲🇹Malta42.20202294🇳🇪Niger42.20202195🇱🇧Lebanon42.00202296🇶🇦Qatar41.90201797🇵🇹Portugal41.80202398🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau41.60202199🇳🇬Nigeria41.602022100🇹🇳Tunisia41.602021101🇨🇭Switzerland41.502022102🇬🇪Georgia41.502024103🇱🇻Latvia41.502023104🇹🇭Thailand41.502023105🇺🇿Uzbekistan41.502024106🇧🇧Barbados41.202016107🇮🇹Italy41.102023108🇦🇺Australia41.002020109🇷🇺Russian Federation41.002023110🇬🇷Greece40.802023111🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina40.702011112🇱🇺Luxembourg40.702023113🇳🇷Nauru40.702012114🇨🇾Cyprus40.602023115🇲🇪Montenegro40.402021116🇪🇸Spain40.202023117🇧🇩Bangladesh40.102022118🇩🇪Germany40.002020119🇰🇷Korea, Rep.40.002021120🇲🇷Mauritania40.002019121🇲🇲Myanmar39.902017122🇻🇺Vanuatu39.902019123🇲🇳Mongolia39.802022124🇷🇸Serbia39.802022125🇪🇹Ethiopia39.702021126🇫🇷France39.702023127🇬🇧United Kingdom39.702021128🇵🇰Pakistan39.602018129🇫🇯Fiji39.402019130🇪🇪Estonia39.302023131🇰🇿Kazakhstan39.302021132🇩🇰Denmark39.202023133🇨🇦Canada39.102021134🇸🇨Seychelles39.102018135🇦🇹Austria39.002023136🇯🇵Japan39.002020137🇲🇰North Macedonia39.002019138🇳🇵Nepal39.002022139🇮🇶Iraq38.902023140🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.38.602021141🇭🇺Hungary38.502017142🇲🇻Maldives38.502019143🇹🇱Timor-Leste38.402014144🇮🇪Ireland38.302023145🇬🇳Guinea38.202018146🇦🇱Albania38.002020147🇭🇷Croatia38.002023148🇦🇿Azerbaijan37.802005149🇰🇮Kiribati37.402019150🇧🇹Bhutan37.302022151🇵🇱Poland37.302023152🇩🇿Algeria37.202011153🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic37.202023154🇸🇪Sweden37.202023155🇲🇩Moldova37.002023156🇦🇲Armenia36.902023157🇷🇴Romania36.902023158🇫🇮Finland36.702023159🇹🇴Tonga36.602021160🇧🇪Belgium36.302023161🇮🇸Iceland36.302019162🇮🇳India36.102022163🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic35.902022164🇺🇦Ukraine35.902020165🇳🇴Norway35.802023166🇨🇿Czechia35.502023167🇳🇱Netherlands35.202021168🇦🇪United Arab Emirates34.802018169🇧🇾Belarus34.802020170🇸🇮Slovenia34.802023171🇸🇰Slovak Republic32.802023