Income Share of Top 10%
Share of pre-tax national income received by the richest 10% (World Inequality Database). Our World in Data, 2015–2022.
Avg (2022)
31.6
+0.70pp vs 2021
Improving
11
of 74 tracked
Declining
24
period over period
Stable
28
±0.5pp band
Income Share of Top 10%
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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 | 66.7 | +66.7pp |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 59.5 | +59.5pp |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 59.4 | +59.4pp |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 59.1 | +59.1pp |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | 56.2 | +56.2pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 0 | -52.7pp |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | 0 | -52.4pp |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 0 | -50.4pp |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | 0 | -49.7pp |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 0 | -47.6pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
Africa +3.7pp
Asia +0.80pp
Europe +0.70pp
Americas +0.30pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas | 13 | 50.4 | +0.30pp |
| Africa | 5 | 49.9 | +3.7pp |
| Asia | 8 | 45.5 | +0.80pp |
| Europe | 30 | 35.6 | +0.70pp |
Income Share of Top 10% — full ranking
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| # | Entity | Income Share of Top 10% | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 66.7 | — |
| 2 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 63.3 | +2.4pp |
| 3 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 59.5 | — |
| 4 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 59.4 | -0.50pp |
| 5 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 59.4 | — |
| 6 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 59.2 | -3.2pp |
| 7 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 59.1 | — |
| 8 | 🇮🇳 India | 58.9 | +0.70pp |
| 9 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 56.2 | — |
| 10 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 54.5 | +2.5pp |
| 11 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 49.5 | -8.2pp |
| 12 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 49 | — |
| 13 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 48.2 | — |
| 14 | 🇺🇸 United States | 46.9 | +0.80pp |
| 15 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 46.4 | — |
| 16 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 45.7 | -1.9pp |
| 17 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 45.6 | -0.20pp |
| 18 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 45.4 | -3.0pp |
| 19 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 45.3 | — |
| 20 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 45 | +1.2pp |
| 21 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 44.3 | -1.6pp |
| 22 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 43.2 | +0.50pp |
| 23 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 42.4 | -0.50pp |
| 24 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 42.4 | — |
| 25 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 42.3 | +0.80pp |
| 26 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 41.1 | -0.10pp |
| 27 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 38.7 | +0.70pp |
| 28 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 37.8 | -0.50pp |
| 29 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 37.7 | 0.00pp |
| 30 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 37.6 | +0.20pp |
| 31 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 36.9 | 0.00pp |
| 32 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 36.8 | +0.60pp |
| 33 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 36.5 | — |
| 34 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 36.1 | +0.20pp |
| 35 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 35.7 | 0.00pp |
| 36 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 35.4 | 0.00pp |
| 37 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 35.2 | -0.20pp |
| 38 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 35 | -3.2pp |
| 39 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 34.8 | -0.10pp |
| 40 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 34.7 | +0.30pp |
| 41 | 🇫🇷 France | 34.4 | -0.50pp |
| 42 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 34.3 | 0.00pp |
| 43 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 34 | +0.80pp |
| 44 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 33.5 | +0.40pp |
| 45 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 33.4 | +0.60pp |
| 46 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 33.3 | 0.00pp |
| 47 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 33.2 | -0.40pp |
| 48 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 32.9 | 0.00pp |
| 49 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 32.3 | -0.30pp |
| 50 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 32 | +1.0pp |
| 51 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 30.7 | +0.40pp |
| 52 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 30 | +0.30pp |
| 53 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 29.7 | -0.50pp |
| 54 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 29.6 | 0.00pp |
| 55 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 29 | 0.00pp |
| 56 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 26.8 | 0.00pp |
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