Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank by country
The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.
Countries reporting
106
Highest
41.8%
Iraq
Lowest
4.0%
Cyprus
Median
13.5%
Years covered
112
1913–2024
Data points
2,196
What the numbers show
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 41.8% in Iraq; the lowest is 4.0% in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.5%, and the mean is 13.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 183.8%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 51.5%).
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | 41.8% | 2024 | up 183.8% | rising |
| 2 | Peru | 27.2% | 2022 | up 32.8% | flat |
| 3 | India | 22.7% | 2022 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 22.3% | 2022 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 5 | Turkey | 21.4% | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 6 | Botswana | 21.2% | 2015 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 7 | Brazil | 21.2% | 2022 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 8 | Tunisia | 20.9% | 2021 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 9 | Uganda | 20.6% | 2019 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 10 | Chile | 20.2% | 2022 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 20.1% | 2016 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 12 | Laos | 20.0% | 2018 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 13 | Russia | 19.8% | 2017 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 14 | Georgia | 19.7% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Mozambique | 19.2% | 2022 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 16 | Lebanon | 18.8% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.4% | 2019 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 18 | Rwanda | 18.3% | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 19 | Cambodia | 17.9% | 2014 | — | falling |
| 20 | Egypt | 17.9% | 2020 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 17.5% | 2022 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 22 | Jordan | 17.5% | 2013 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 23 | Thailand | 17.3% | 2021 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 24 | Zambia | 17.2% | 2022 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 25 | Tanzania | 17.1% | 2017 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 17.0% | 2023 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 27 | Taiwan | 17.0% | 2017 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 16.9% | 2022 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 29 | Indonesia | 16.8% | 2018 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 16.6% | 2022 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 31 | South Africa | 16.4% | 2014 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 32 | Hong Kong | 16.2% | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 33 | Kenya | 16.1% | 2021 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 34 | Gambia | 16.1% | 2020 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 35 | Estonia | 15.7% | 2022 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 15.6% | 2016 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 37 | Pakistan | 15.6% | 2018 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 38 | Palestine | 15.4% | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 39 | Philippines | 15.2% | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 40 | Ghana | 15.1% | 2016 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 41 | Mongolia | 14.9% | 2018 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 41 | United States | 14.9% | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 43 | Iran | 14.7% | 2022 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 44 | Vietnam | 14.5% | 2018 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 14.2% | 2021 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 46 | Burundi | 14.1% | 2020 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 46 | Serbia | 14.1% | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 48 | Togo | 13.9% | 2021 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 49 | Israel | 13.9% | 2016 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 50 | Niger | 13.7% | 2021 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 51 | Malawi | 13.7% | 2019 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Madagascar | 13.7% | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 53 | Singapore | 13.6% | 2014 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 13.5% | 2018 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 55 | Romania | 13.3% | 2022 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 56 | Cameroon | 13.2% | 2021 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 57 | Senegal | 13.0% | 2021 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 57 | Uruguay | 13.0% | 2022 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 12.9% | 2015 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 60 | Poland | 12.8% | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 61 | China | 12.6% | 2015 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 62 | Benin | 12.5% | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 63 | Ecuador | 12.0% | 2022 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 64 | Nigeria | 12.0% | 2022 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 65 | South Korea | 11.9% | 2022 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 66 | Mali | 11.6% | 2021 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 67 | Argentina | 11.6% | 2022 | up 61.1% | falling |
| 68 | Malaysia | 11.5% | 2022 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 69 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11.5% | 2021 | down 19.5% | flat |
| 70 | Moldova | 11.2% | 2021 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.8% | 2021 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 72 | Hungary | 10.7% | 2022 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 73 | El Salvador | 10.7% | 2022 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 74 | Germany | 10.2% | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 75 | Greece | 10.1% | 2022 | up 52.1% | flat |
| 76 | Ethiopia | 10.1% | 2021 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 78 | New Zealand | 9.7% | 2022 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.7% | 2015 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 79 | Spain | 9.7% | 2022 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 81 | Mauritania | 9.5% | 2019 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 84 | Canada | 9.1% | 2022 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 85 | Lithuania | 9.1% | 2022 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 86 | United Kingdom | 9.0% | 2021 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 87 | Albania | 8.9% | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 88 | Latvia | 8.7% | 2022 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 89 | Montenegro | 8.5% | 2021 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 90 | Croatia | 8.4% | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 91 | Czechia | 7.9% | 2022 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 92 | North Macedonia | 7.8% | 2018 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 93 | Norway | 7.7% | 2022 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 94 | Australia | 7.7% | 2022 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 95 | Guinea | 7.7% | 2018 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 96 | Portugal | 7.4% | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 97 | France | 7.2% | 2022 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 98 | Austria | 7.1% | 2017 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 99 | Sweden | 6.9% | 2022 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 100 | Denmark | 6.8% | 2022 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 101 | Finland | 6.7% | 2022 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 102 | Slovenia | 6.5% | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 103 | Switzerland | 6.1% | 2022 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 104 | Italy | 6.1% | 2015 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 105 | Belgium | 5.9% | 2022 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 106 | Netherlands | 5.7% | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 107 | Slovakia | 5.6% | 2022 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 108 | Iceland | 4.7% | 2016 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 109 | Cyprus | 4.0% | 2022 | down 43.7% | falling |
About this data
The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.