Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) by country
The share of income received by the richest 1%. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.
Countries reporting
110
Highest
44.6%
Iraq
Lowest
7.0%
Netherlands
Median
14.7%
Years covered
205
1820–2024
Data points
3,075
What the numbers show
Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) is currently reported for 110 countries. The highest value is 44.6% in Iraq; the lowest is 7.0% in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.7%, and the mean is 15.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 182.3%), and the largest decrease in Seychelles (down 57.4%).
Income share of the richest 1% (before tax): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | 44.6% | 2024 | up 182.3% | rising |
| 2 | Peru | 35.8% | 2022 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 3 | Colombia | 27.0% | 2022 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 4 | Chile | 26.7% | 2022 | down 19.0% | flat |
| 5 | Brazil | 25.8% | 2022 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 6 | Mexico | 25.6% | 2022 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 7 | Botswana | 23.3% | 2015 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 23.2% | 2011 | — | rising |
| 9 | India | 23.1% | 2022 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 10 | Mozambique | 22.7% | 2022 | down 27.0% | flat |
| 11 | Tunisia | 22.4% | 2021 | up 31.3% | falling |
| 12 | Turkey | 21.7% | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 13 | Uganda | 21.4% | 2019 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 14 | Georgia | 21.1% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 21.1% | 2019 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 16 | United States | 20.7% | 2024 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 20.5% | 2016 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 20.3% | 2022 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 19 | Russia | 20.0% | 2017 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Lebanon | 19.9% | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 21 | Thailand | 19.8% | 2021 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 22 | Laos | 19.7% | 2018 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 23 | Taiwan | 19.3% | 2017 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 24 | South Africa | 19.3% | 2014 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 25 | Egypt | 19.1% | 2020 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 26 | Rwanda | 18.9% | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 18.7% | 2022 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 18.3% | 2023 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 29 | Cambodia | 18.2% | 2014 | — | falling |
| 30 | Tanzania | 18.1% | 2017 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.1% | 2019 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 32 | Zambia | 18.0% | 2022 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 33 | Indonesia | 17.9% | 2018 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 34 | Hong Kong | 17.8% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | Jordan | 17.8% | 2013 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 36 | Ecuador | 17.4% | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 17.3% | 2022 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 38 | Israel | 16.9% | 2016 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 39 | Pakistan | 16.6% | 2018 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 40 | Philippines | 16.6% | 2018 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 41 | Mongolia | 16.4% | 2018 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 42 | Palestine | 16.2% | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 43 | Bangladesh | 16.1% | 2016 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 44 | Kenya | 16.1% | 2021 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 45 | Gambia | 16.0% | 2020 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 46 | Mauritius | 15.9% | 2017 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 47 | Vietnam | 15.7% | 2018 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 48 | Uruguay | 15.7% | 2022 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 49 | Iran | 15.7% | 2022 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 50 | Serbia | 15.5% | 2022 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 51 | Ghana | 15.2% | 2016 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 51 | Malawi | 15.2% | 2019 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 53 | Poland | 15.1% | 2022 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 14.9% | 2018 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 55 | El Salvador | 14.8% | 2022 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 14.7% | 2021 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 57 | Burundi | 14.5% | 2020 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 58 | Romania | 14.5% | 2022 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 59 | Singapore | 14.2% | 2014 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 60 | Niger | 14.1% | 2021 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 61 | South Korea | 14.1% | 2022 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 62 | Togo | 14.1% | 2021 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 63 | China | 14.0% | 2015 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 64 | Madagascar | 14.0% | 2021 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 65 | Germany | 13.3% | 2022 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 66 | Cameroon | 13.3% | 2021 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 67 | Senegal | 13.1% | 2021 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 13.1% | 2015 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 69 | Malaysia | 13.0% | 2022 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 71 | United Kingdom | 12.9% | 2021 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 72 | Benin | 12.8% | 2021 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 73 | Denmark | 12.6% | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 74 | Argentina | 12.5% | 2022 | up 36.7% | falling |
| 75 | Spain | 12.5% | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 76 | Nigeria | 12.3% | 2022 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 77 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.1% | 2021 | down 18.1% | flat |
| 78 | Mali | 12.1% | 2021 | up 25.1% | falling |
| 79 | France | 12.1% | 2022 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 80 | New Zealand | 12.1% | 2022 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 81 | Canada | 12.1% | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 82 | Greece | 11.8% | 2022 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 82 | Hungary | 11.8% | 2022 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 84 | Moldova | 11.8% | 2021 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 85 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.0% | 2021 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 87 | Australia | 11.0% | 2022 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 89 | Switzerland | 10.6% | 2022 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 90 | Ethiopia | 10.5% | 2021 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 91 | Portugal | 10.4% | 2022 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 92 | Czechia | 10.3% | 2022 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 93 | Finland | 10.0% | 2022 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 93 | Mauritania | 10.0% | 2019 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.9% | 2015 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 96 | Sweden | 9.7% | 2022 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 97 | Croatia | 9.7% | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 98 | Latvia | 9.6% | 2022 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 99 | Lithuania | 9.5% | 2022 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 100 | Norway | 9.5% | 2022 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 101 | Albania | 9.3% | 2022 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 102 | Austria | 9.1% | 2017 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 103 | Montenegro | 9.0% | 2021 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 104 | Seychelles | 8.8% | 2018 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 105 | Guinea | 8.7% | 2018 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 106 | Belgium | 8.7% | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 107 | Iceland | 8.6% | 2016 | down 19.0% | flat |
| 108 | Cyprus | 8.5% | 2022 | down 30.1% | flat |
| 109 | North Macedonia | 8.2% | 2018 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 110 | Slovenia | 8.0% | 2022 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 111 | Italy | 7.8% | 2015 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 112 | Slovakia | 7.5% | 2022 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 113 | Netherlands | 7.0% | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
About this data
The share of income received by the richest 1%. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.