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Where the Richest Earn the Most?

Income Share Held by Highest 10% (%), 2021 or latest

Society | December 1, 2022

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Based on a comparison of 58 countries in 2021, Colombia ranked the highest in income share held by highest 10% with 42.2% followed by Brazil and Panama. On the other end of the scale was Slovakia with 18.8%, Belarus with 20.7% and Slovenia with 20.7%.

Data for more countries are available at Income Share Held by Highest 10% indicator page.

Income Share Held by Highest 10%	Unit	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Bolivia	%				...							...				36.0%	34.8%	32.4%	32.0%	30.6%
Brazil	%	...										...				41.0%	40.9%	42.0%	42.0%	42.5%
Bulgaria	%	...	...	...	...	...	...									28.8%	28.7%	31.4%	31.9%	32.6%		...
Chile	%		...	...		...	...		...	...		...		...		...	36.1%	...	36.3%	...	...
Colombia	%							...	...							41.4%	39.9%	39.8%	39.0%	39.7%
Costa Rica	%															36.9%	36.8%	37.3%	37.0%	36.3%
Ecuador	%		...	...												34.4%	34.9%	34.3%	33.8%	34.4%
Honduras	%	...														37.4%	36.6%	36.0%	36.6%	35.3%		...
Iran	%	...	...	...	...	...			...	...		...	...	...		29.8%	30.6%	30.9%	31.3%	32.5%		...
Mexico	%		...		...				...		...		...		...	39.5%	...	37.8%	...	37.1%	...
Panama	%															38.5%	39.0%	37.9%	37.7%	37.1%		...
Paraguay	%	...														40.7%	36.7%	37.3%	39.1%	35.8%
Peru	%															32.1%	32.6%	32.6%	32.3%	31.6%
Turkey	%	...	...													31.6%	33.5%	32.1%	31.9%	32.6%		...
Uganda	%	...	...		...	...		...	...	...		...	...		...	...	...	34.2%	...	...		...