Income Share of Top 1%
Share of pre-tax national income received by the richest 1% (World Inequality Database). Our World in Data, 2015–2022.
Avg (2022)
11.6
+1.1pp vs 2021
Improving
6
of 74 tracked
Declining
26
period over period
Stable
31
±0.5pp band
Income Share of Top 1%
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2015–2022.
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Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | 38.1 | +38.1pp |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 26.7 | +26.7pp |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 25.6 | +25.6pp |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 22.7 | +22.7pp |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | 21.1 | +21.1pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 0 | -22.4pp |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | 0 | -19.8pp |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | 0 | -16.1pp |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 0 | -15.6pp |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 0 | -14.7pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
Asia +1.6pp
Africa +1.6pp
Europe +0.50pp
Americas 0.00pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas | 13 | 21 | 0.00pp |
| Asia | 8 | 18.1 | +1.6pp |
| Africa | 5 | 15.6 | +1.6pp |
| Europe | 30 | 12 | +0.50pp |
Income Share of Top 1% — full ranking
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| # | Entity | Income Share of Top 1% | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 38.1 | — |
| 2 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 35.8 | 0.00pp |
| 3 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 27 | +6.1pp |
| 4 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 26.7 | — |
| 5 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 25.8 | -2.2pp |
| 6 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 25.6 | — |
| 7 | 🇮🇳 India | 23.1 | +1.0pp |
| 8 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 22.7 | — |
| 9 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 22.4 | +3.4pp |
| 10 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 21.1 | — |
| 11 | 🇺🇸 United States | 20.7 | +0.80pp |
| 12 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 20.3 | -5.9pp |
| 13 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 18.7 | -0.50pp |
| 14 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 18.6 | +1.0pp |
| 15 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 18 | — |
| 16 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 17.8 | — |
| 17 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 17.4 | -3.5pp |
| 18 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 17.3 | +0.20pp |
| 19 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 15.7 | +0.50pp |
| 20 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 15.7 | -2.6pp |
| 21 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 15.5 | +0.10pp |
| 22 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 15.1 | +0.10pp |
| 23 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 14.8 | -0.60pp |
| 24 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 14.5 | 0.00pp |
| 25 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 14.1 | +0.10pp |
| 26 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 13.3 | +0.20pp |
| 27 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 13 | +0.10pp |
| 28 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 13 | — |
| 29 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 12.8 | — |
| 30 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 12.6 | 0.00pp |
| 31 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 12.5 | -1.9pp |
| 32 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 12.5 | +0.20pp |
| 33 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 12.3 | — |
| 34 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 12.1 | +0.50pp |
| 35 | 🇫🇷 France | 12.1 | -0.60pp |
| 36 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 12.1 | -4.7pp |
| 37 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 12 | — |
| 38 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 11.8 | +0.50pp |
| 39 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 11.8 | +0.40pp |
| 40 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 11 | 0.00pp |
| 41 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 11 | +0.60pp |
| 42 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 10.6 | +0.30pp |
| 43 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 10.4 | +0.20pp |
| 44 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 10.4 | 0.00pp |
| 45 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 10 | -0.10pp |
| 46 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 9.7 | 0.00pp |
| 47 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 9.7 | -0.40pp |
| 48 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 9.6 | 0.00pp |
| 49 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 9.5 | -0.50pp |
| 50 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 9.5 | 0.00pp |
| 51 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 9.3 | 0.00pp |
| 52 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 8.7 | 0.00pp |
| 53 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 8.5 | -0.40pp |
| 54 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 8 | 0.00pp |
| 55 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 7.5 | 0.00pp |
| 56 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 7 | -0.10pp |
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